eļbōn

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Marshallese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English elephant, from Middle English elefant, elefaunt, from Old French elefant, elefan, olifant, re-latinized in Middle French as elephant, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās) (gen. ἐλέφαντος (eléphantos)). Believed to be derived from an Afroasiatic form such as Proto-Berber *eḷu (“elephant”) or Egyptian ꜣbw (“elephant; ivory”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [ɛlˠ(ʌ)bˠʌnʲ], (enunciated) [ɛlˠ pˠʌnʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /jɛlˠpˠɛnʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {yeļben}

Noun[edit]

eļbōn (M.O.D.: eḷbōn)

  1. an elephant

References[edit]

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