English Explanatory Dictionary

Ebeye

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The most populous island of Kwajalein atoll, Marshall Islands.

Pronunciation

/ˈiːbaɪ/

Word forms

Ebeye

Etymology

Originally a phonetic respelling of German Ebeje, with j mispronounced as if a German word, from Marshallese Ebeje, the older orthographic spelling of Epjā. Later on, re-pronounced as if an English word, leading to modern Marshallese Ibae.

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