jukweea
Marshallese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English square, from Middle English square, sqware, squyre; from Old French esquarre, esquerre, from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, from Latin ex- + quadro, from quadrus.
Pronunciation edit
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [tʲuɡʷɛːɑ], (enunciated) [tʲuɡʷɛ ɛ̯ɑ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲikʷɛjjæɰ/
- Bender phonemes: {jikʷeyyah}
Noun edit
jukweea (construct form jukweeain)
- a square
References edit
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