toņ

Marshallese

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [tˠɔnʷ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /tˠɛnʷ/
• Bender phonemes: {teņʷ}

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English tune, from Middle English tune, an unexplained variant of tone, borrowed from Old French ton, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “a tone”).

Noun

toņ (M.O.D.: toṇ)

1. a tune
2. a melody

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Kosraean ton.

Noun

toņ (M.O.D.: toṇ)

1. a Celebes longfin eel

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary
• Kusaiean-English Dictionary