Marshallese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Spain, from Anglo-Norman Espayne, from Late Latin Spania, from earlier Latin Hispānia, from Phoenician 𐤔𐤐‎𐤍 ‎𐤀𐤉 (ʾiy šapan), meaning "land of hyraxes".

Pronunciation edit

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [tʲibʲeinʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲipʲejinʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {jipȩyin}

Derived terms edit

Proper noun edit

Jipein

  1. Spain

References edit