jiij

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English cheese, from Middle English chese, from Old English ċīese, specifically the Anglian form ċēse, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, borrowed from Latin cāseus.

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [tʲiːtʲ], (enunciated) [tʲiitʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲijitʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {jiyij}

Noun

jiij (construct form jiijin)

  1. cheese

References

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