betalom

Russenorsk

Etymology

From Norwegian Nynorsk betale (“to pay”) (or it's Northern dialectal apocope form betal), with Russenorsk verb ending -om. May also be a loan from some older unknown pidgin, therefore it is possible to derive it from Danish betale, Middle Dutch betalen, or Swedish betala.

Pronunciation

Has also been registered as bitalom. The sound change e->i happened through Russian unstressed /ʲe/. Therefore at least two different pronunciations are possible:

• IPA^(key): /bɛˈtɑːlum/ (Norwegian accent)
• IPA^(key): /biˈtaɫʊm/ (Russian accent)

Verb

betalom

1. to pay

   Synonym: plati

References

• Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag, pages 110, 111, 130