koapin
Mokilese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, kap (“buttocks, end”) + -n (construct state suffix). Compare kapin, the ordinary construct state of kap.
Noun
[edit]koapin
- the back of something
Derived terms
[edit]- koapin au (“chin”)
- koapin e (“heel”)
- koapin poa (“elbow”)
- koapin woar (“throat”)
References
[edit]- Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977