piaea

Marshallese

Alternative forms

• bwiaea
• pia

Etymology

From pia, from Proto-Micronesian *pia, from Proto-Oceanic *piʀa, *biʀa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piʀah, *biʀah, from Proto-Austronesian *piʀaS, *biʀaS. Cognate with Paiwan bias, Bikol Central piga, Karo Batak pira.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pʲiɑːɛ̯ɑ], (enunciated) [pʲiɑ ɛ̯ɑ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pʲijæɰjæɰ/
• Bender phonemes: {piyahyah}

Noun

piaea

1. fish roe

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary