bukun iju

Marshallese

Etymology

From bukun (“cluster”) +‎ iju (“star”).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pˠuɡʷunʲiːzʲu], (enunciated) [pˠuɡʷunʲ izʲu]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pˠikʷinʲ jitʲiw/
• Bender phonemes: {bikʷin yijiw}

Noun

bukun iju

1. a constellation

References

• iju Marshallese–English Online Dictionary