jem̧ar

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English summer, from Middle English somer, sumer, from Old English sumor (“summer”), from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz (“summer”), from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-h₂-ó-, oblique of *semh₂- (“summer, year”).

Pronunciation
  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [tʲɛmˠɑrˠ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲɛmˠærˠ/
  • Bender phonemes: {jem̧ar}

Noun

jem̧ar (M.O.D.: jeṃar)

  1. summer
  2. a summer vacation

Synonyms
  • rak (“summer”)

References
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