joang
Mokilese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcɔŋ/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis (“to weep, cry, mourn”), from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis (“to weep, cry, mourn”)
Verb
joang
- (intransitive) to cry
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Noun
joang (construct joangoan)
References
- Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977