jurub

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English syrup, from Middle English sirup, from Old French sirop, from Medieval Latin siruppus, syrupus, from Arabic شَرَاب (šarāb, “a drink, beverage, wine, coffee, syrup”), from شَرِبَ (šariba, “to drink”).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [tʲurʷupˠ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /tʲirʷipˠ/
• Bender phonemes: {jirʷib}

Noun

jurub (construct form jurubin)

1. syrup

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary