Anij

Marshallese

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *anitu, from Proto-Oceanic *qanitu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu. Cognate with Bunun hanitu, Malay hantu, Tagalog anito, Maori aitu.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [ɑnʲitʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /ɰænʲitʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {hanij}

Proper noun

Anij

1. God

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary