Standard Lemma guide

Marshallese

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌmɑː.ʃəˈliːz/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌmɑɹ.ʃəlˈiːz/
  • rhymes with -iːz

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The Austronesian language of the Marshall Islands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An inhabitant of the Marshall Islands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, in-plural, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Marshall Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Marshallese From Marshall (“Marshall Islands”) + -ese.

Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Marshalleilands — of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
  • Asturian: marxalés — of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
  • Catalan: marshallès — of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
  • Finnish: marshallinsaarelainen — of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
  • Finnish: marshallinkielinen — of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
  • Galician: marshalés — of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
  • German: marshallesisch — of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
  • Irish: Mairseallach — of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
  • Italian: marshallese — of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
  • Lombard: marshalles — of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
  • Marshallese: M̧ajeļ — of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: marshallesisk — of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: marshallesisk — of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
  • Portuguese: marshallês — of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
  • Romanian: marshallez — of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
  • Spanish: marshalés — of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
  • Afrikaans: Marshallees — language
  • Asturian: marxalés — language
  • Catalan: marshallès — language
  • Czech: maršalština — language
  • Danish: marshallesisk — language
  • Dutch: Marshallees — language
  • Esperanto: marŝala — language
  • Finnish: marshalli — language
  • Finnish: marshallin kieli — language
  • French: marshallais — language
  • Galician: marshalés — language
  • German: Marshallisch — language
  • Irish: Mairsillis — language
  • Marshallese: kajin M̧ajeļ — language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: marshallesisk — language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: marshallesisk — language
  • Portuguese: marshallês — language
  • Romanian: marshalleză — language
  • Russian: маршалльский (maršallʹskij) — language
  • Slovene: marshallovščina — language
  • Spanish: marshalés — language
  • Swedish: marshalliska — language
  • Afrikaans: Marshalleilander — inhabitant
  • Asturian: marxalés — inhabitant
  • Asturian: marxalesa — inhabitant
  • Catalan: marshallès — inhabitant
  • Catalan: marshallesa — inhabitant
  • Finnish: marshallinsaarelainen — inhabitant
  • Galician: marshalés — inhabitant
  • Irish: Mairseallach — inhabitant
  • Marshallese: ri-M̧ajeļ — inhabitant
  • Norwegian Bokmål: marshalleser — inhabitant
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: marshallesar — inhabitant
  • Portuguese: marshallês — inhabitant
  • Romanian: marshallez — inhabitant
  • Romanian: marshalleză — inhabitant
  • Spanish: marshalés — inhabitant