baam̧

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Marshallese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English bomb, from French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a booming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming, buzzing”), imitative of the sound itself.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠɑːmˠ], (enunciated) [pˠɑɑmˠ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠæɰæmˠ/
  • Bender phonemes: {baham̧}

Noun[edit]

baam̧ (M.O.D.: baaṃ) (construct form baam̧in, person noun ri-baam̧)

  1. a bomb

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

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