uklele

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English ukulele, ʻukulele, borrowed from Hawaiian ʻukulele, from ʻuku (“flea”) + lele (“jump, jumping”).

Pronunciation
  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [wuɡʷ(u)lʲɛːlʲɛ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /wikʷlʲɛjlʲɛj/
  • Bender phonemes: {wikʷleyley}

Noun

uklele (construct form uklelein)

  1. a ukulele

Verb

uklele (person noun ri-uklele)

  1. to play a ukulele

References
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