Marshallese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Hong Kong, from Cantonese 香港 (hoeng1 gong2, “Fragrant Harbor”).

Pronunciation edit

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [wɔŋɡʷɔŋʷ], (enunciated) [wɔŋʷ kʷɔŋʷ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /wɛŋʷkʷɛŋʷ/
  • Bender phonemes: {wegʷkʷegʷ}

Proper noun edit

On̄kon̄ (M.O.D.: Oñkoñ)

  1. Hong Kong (a city, island, and special administrative region in southeastern China)

References edit