pinjeļ

See also: pinjel

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English pencil, from Anglo-Norman and Old French pincil, from Latin pēnicillum, diminutive of pēniculus (“brush”), itself a diminutive of pēnis (“tail; penis”).

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pʲinzʲɛlˠ], (enunciated) [pʲinʲ tʲɛlˠ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pʲinʲtʲɛlˠ/
  • Bender phonemes: {pinjeļ}

Noun

pinjeļ (M.O.D.: pinjeḷ)

  1. a pencil
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