kōtōmānlimpok
Marshallese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Pohnpeian ketemenlimpoak (“reminder of love”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (phonetic) IPA(key): [kʌdˠʌmʲænlʲimbʲɔkʷ], (enunciated) [kʌdˠʌmʲænʲ lʲimʲ pʲɔkʷ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /kɛtˠɛmʲænʲlʲimʲpʲɛkʷ/
- Bender phonemes: {ketemanlimpekʷ}
Noun
[edit]kōtōmānlimpok
- a shrub with red flowers (Bougainvillea × buttiana)