pinjeļ
Marshallese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English pencil, from Anglo-Norman and Old French pincil, from Latin pēnicillum, diminutive of pēniculus (“brush”), itself a diminutive of pēnis (“tail; penis”).
Pronunciation edit
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [pʲinzʲɛlˠ], (enunciated) [pʲinʲ tʲɛlˠ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /pʲinʲtʲɛlˠ/
- Bender phonemes: {pinjeļ}
Noun edit
pinjeļ (M.O.D.: pinjeḷ)
- a pencil