wōteļ

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Marshallese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English hotel, from French hôtel, from Old French ostel, from Late Latin hospitālis, hospitāle (hospice, shelter, guesthouse), from Latin hospitalis (hospitable), from hospes (host, guest). Doublet of aujpitōļ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [wʌdˠɛːlˠ], (enunciated) [wʌtˠ ɛlˠ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /wɛtˠjɛlˠ/
  • Bender phonemes: {wetyeļ}

Noun[edit]

wōteļ (M.O.D.: wōteḷ)

  1. a hotel

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