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baam̧

[pˠæɰæmˠ]

noun

LanguageMarshallese

Meaning
  1. bomb (explosive device)
  2. radiation, radioactive fallout
  3. bomb
  4. An explosive device or, in a Marshallese context, radioactive fallout from nuclear testing.
Examples

Remoot in kōbaam̧tok.

They went looking for bombs.

Pronunciationpˠæɰæmˠ

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteRefers specifically to nuclear testing history in the Marshall Islands.

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baam̧ in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.