tāākji

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Marshallese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English taxi, shortened from taximeter cab, taximeter (automatic meter that records distance and fare) from French taximètre, from German Taxameter, coined from Medieval Latin taxa (tax, charge).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [tˠæːɡ(i)zʲi], (enunciated) [tˠææk tʲi]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tˠæjæktʲij/
  • Bender phonemes: {tayakjiy}

Noun

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tāākji

  1. a taxi

References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “taxi”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.