eakeak

Marshallese

Pronunciation

• (phonetics) IPA^(key): [æɡɛ̯ɑk], (enunciated) [ɛ̯ɑk ɛ̯ɑk]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /jækjæk/
• Bender phonemes: {yakyak}

Etymology 1

Noun

eakeak

1. a skin ulcer

Etymology 2

Noun

eakeak (distributive verb eakeake)

1. a ghost
2. a monster
3. a hobgoblin

References

• Abo, Takaji; Bender Byron W.; Capelle, Alfred; DeBrum, Tony (2009–), “eakeak”, in Marshallese–English Online Dictionary‎^[1]