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ri-robba

[rˠi-rʷɛpˠpˠæɰ]

noun

LanguageMarshallese

Meaning
  1. a flautist
  2. a trumpeter
  3. flautist
  4. A person who plays the flute or a similar wind instrument.
Examples

Ilo jikuul, ri-robba eo ej kōnono.

At school, the flautist is speaking.

Pronunciationrˠi-rʷɛpˠpˠæɰ

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis is a loanword construction using the Marshallese prefix 'ri-' to indicate a person who performs an action or plays an instrument.

Status: AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

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