Bāibōļ

Marshallese

Alternative forms

• Baibōļ

Etymology

Borrowed from English Bible, from Middle English bible, from Middle Latin biblia (“book”) (misinterpreted as a feminine from earlier Latin neuter plural biblia (“books”)), from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”), originally a diminutive of βίβλος (bíblos, “book”), from βύβλος (búblos, “papyrus”) (from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pˠæibˠʌlˠ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pˠæjipˠɛlˠ/
• Bender phonemes: {bayibeļ}

Proper noun

Bāibōļ (M.O.D.: Bāibōḷ)

1. Bible
2. religious instruction
3. catechism

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary