bojin

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Marshallese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English boatswain, from Middle English botswain, botswein, bote-swayn, from late Old English bātsweġen, from Old English bāt (boat) +‎ Old Norse sveinn (boy).

Pronunciation

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  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠoːzʲinʲ], (enunciated) [pˠo tʲinʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠewtʲinʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {bȩwjin}

Noun

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bojin

  1. a boatswain

References

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