Baibōļ

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Marshallese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Bible, from Middle English bible, from Middle Latin biblia (book) (misinterpreted as a feminine from earlier Latin neuter plural biblia (books)), from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, books), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, small book), originally a diminutive of βίβλος (bíblos, book), from βύβλος (búblos, papyrus) (from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material).

Pronunciation

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  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠɑːibˠʌlˠ], (enunciated) [pˠɑ ibˠʌlˠ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠæɰjipˠɛlˠ/
  • Bender phonemes: {bahyibeļ}

Proper noun

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Baibōļ (M.O.D.: Baibōḷ)

  1. Bible
  2. religious instruction
  3. catechism

References

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