wōil

Marshallese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English oil, from Middle English oyle, oile (“olive oil”), from Anglo-Norman olie, from Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”), from ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”), from Proto-Greek *ἐλαίϝα (*elaíwa), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *loiwom.

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [weilʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /wejilʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {wȩyil}

Adjective

wōil

  1. oily
  2. oiled

Noun

wōil

  1. oil

References

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