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ebeye

/ˈiːbaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eb-eye
IPA
/ˈiːbaɪ/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The most populous island of Kwajalein atoll, Marshall Islands.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈiːbaɪ/

Questions

How do you pronounce ebeye?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈiːbaɪ/.
What does ebeye mean?
The most populous island of Kwajalein atoll, Marshall Islands.
Where does ebeye come from?
It is traced to German.

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