mādke

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English America, named because venereal disease was introduced to the Marshall Islands by American whaling crews. Doublet of Amedka.

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [mʲærʲ(e)ɡe], (enunciated) [mʲærʲ ke]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /mʲærʲkej/
  • Bender phonemes: {madkȩy}

Noun

mādke

  1. venereal disease

References

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