tāākji
Marshallese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English taxi, shortened from taximeter cab, taximeter (“automatic meter that records distance and fare”) from French taximètre, from German Taxameter, coined from Medieval Latin taxa (“tax, charge”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (phonetic) IPA(key): [tˠæːɡ(i)zʲi], (enunciated) [tˠææk tʲi]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /tˠæjæktʲij/
- Bender phonemes: {tayakjiy}
Noun
[edit]tāākji
- a taxi
References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “taxi”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.