baijin

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English poison, from Middle English poisoun, poyson, poysone, puyson, puisun, from Old French puison, poison, from Latin pōtio, pōtiōnis (“drink, a draught, a poisonous draught, a potion”), from pōtō (“I drink”).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pˠɑːizʲinʲ], (enunciated) [pˠɑ izʲinʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pˠæɰjitʲinʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {bahyijin}

Noun

baijin

1. a poison
2. harmful substances (including radioactive contamination)
3. the discrediting of someone to gain another's favor or out of revenge

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary