jeeļ

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Marshallese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English cell, from Middle English celle, selle, from Old English cell (attested in inflected forms), from Latin cella (chamber, small room, compartment), later reinforced by Old French cel, sele, Old French cele.

Pronunciation

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  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [tʲɛːlˠ], (enunciated) [tʲɛɛlˠ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲɛjɛlˠ/
  • Bender phonemes: {jeyeļ}

Noun

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jeeļ (M.O.D.: jeeḷ)

  1. a cell, biological

References

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