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talboon

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Marshallese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English telephone, from French téléphone, ultimately from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, afar) + φωνή (phōnḗ, voice, sound).

Pronunciation

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  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [tˠɑlʲ(ʌ)bˠɔːnʲ], (enunciated) [tˠɑlʲ pˠɔɔnʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tˠælʲpˠɛwɛnʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {talbewen}

Noun

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talboon

  1. telephone

References

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