bwiaea

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Marshallese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Micronesian *pia, from Proto-Oceanic *piʀa, *biʀa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piʀah, *biʀah, from Proto-Austronesian *piʀaS, *biʀaS. Cognate with Paiwan bias, Bikol Central piga, Karo Batak pira.

Pronunciation

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  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠiɑːɛ̯ɑ], (enunciated) [pˠiɑ ɛ̯ɑ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠijæɰjæɰ/
  • Bender phonemes: {biyahyah}

Noun

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bwiaea (construct form bwiaeaan)

  1. fish roe

References

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