jabwi

Marshallese

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *tapʷu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [tʲɑbˠi]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /tʲæpˠij/
• Bender phonemes: {jabiy}

Noun

jabwi

1. (archaic) taboo

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary