kwiin

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English queen.

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [kʷiːnʲ], (enunciated) [kʷiinʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /kʷijinʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {kʷiyin}

Noun

kwiin (construct form kwiinin)

  1. a queen

Synonyms

References

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