tampeļ

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English temple, from Middle English temple, from Old English templ, tempel, borrowed from Latin templum (“shrine, temple, area for auspices”).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [tˠɑmbʲɛlˠ], (enunciated) [tˠɑmʲ pʲɛlˠ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /tˠæmʲpʲɛlˠ/
• Bender phonemes: {tampeļ}

Noun

tampeļ (M.O.D.: tampeḷ)

1. a temple
2. an altar

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary