uklele

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Marshallese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English ukulele, ʻukulele, borrowed from Hawaiian ʻukulele, from ʻuku (“flea”) + lele (“jump, jumping”).

Pronunciation

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  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [wuɡʷ(u)lʲɛːlʲɛ], (enunciated) [wukʷ lʲɛ lʲɛ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /wikʷlʲɛjlʲɛj/
  • Bender phonemes: {wikʷleyley}

Noun

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uklele (construct form uklelein)

  1. a ukulele

Verb

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uklele (person noun ri-uklele)

  1. to play a ukulele

References

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