kwiin

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English queen.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [kʷiːnʲ], (enunciated) [kʷiinʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /kʷijinʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {kʷiyin}

Noun

kwiin (construct form kwiinin)

1. a queen

Synonyms

• lerooj

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary