bōta

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English butter, from Middle English buter, butter, from Old English butere, from Proto-West Germanic *buterā, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron, “cow cheese”), compound of βοῦς (boûs, “ox, cow”) and τῡρός (tūrós, “cheese”).

Pronunciation
  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠʌdˠɑ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠɛtˠæɰ/
  • Bender phonemes: {betah}

Noun

bōta

  1. butter

References
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