pwong
Mokilese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Oceanic *boŋi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀŋi, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀŋi. Compare Kosraean fong, Marshallese boñ, Fijian bogi, Rotuman pogi and Hawaiian pō.
Noun
[edit]pwong
References
[edit]- Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977
Pohnpeian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Short form of pwohng (“night”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Classifier
[edit]pwong
Categories:
- Mokilese terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Mokilese terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Mokilese terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Mokilese terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Mokilese terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Mokilese terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Mokilese lemmas
- Mokilese nouns
- Pohnpeian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Pohnpeian lemmas
- Pohnpeian classifiers
- Pohnpeian terms with usage examples