Taewan

Marshallese

Alternative forms

• Taiwan

Etymology

Borrowed from English Taiwan, from earlier Tayuan, Tayoan, or other variants, from Siraya tau (“people”) + an (“place”).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [tˠɑːɛwɑnʲ], (enunciated) [tˠɑ ɛwɑnʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /tˠæɰjɛwænʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {tahyewan}

Derived terms

• ri-Taewan

Proper noun

Taewan

1. Taiwan

References

• Naan