piwūj

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English fuse, from Italian fuso and French fusée, from Latin fūsus (“spindle”).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pʲiːwɯtʲ], (enunciated) [pʲi wɯtʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pʲijwitʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {piywij}

Noun

piwūj

1. a fuse

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary