pāār

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Marshallese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English bear, from Middle English bere, from Old English bera, from Proto-Germanic *berô, from either Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“shining, brown”) or *ǵʰwer- (“wild animal”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pʲæːrˠ], (enunciated) [pʲæærˠ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pʲæjærˠ/
  • Bender phonemes: {payar}

Noun[edit]

pāār (construct form pāārin)

  1. a bear

References[edit]

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