Jipein

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Spain, from Anglo-Norman Espayne, from Late Latin Spania, from earlier Latin Hispānia, from Phoenician 𐤔𐤐‎𐤍 ‎𐤀𐤉 (ʾiy šapan), meaning "land of hyraxes".

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [tʲibʲeinʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /tʲipʲejinʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {jipȩyin}

Derived terms

• ri-Jipein

Proper noun

Jipein

1. Spain

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary