Pikinni

Marshallese

Etymology

pikin (= pik (“surface”) +‎ -in (“of”)) +‎ ni (“coconuts”)

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pʲiɡinnʲi], (enunciated) [pʲiɡinʲ nʲi]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pʲikinʲnʲij/
• Bender phonemes: {pikinniy}

Derived terms

• ri-Pikinni

Proper noun

Pikinni

1. Bikini atoll.

Descendants

• → German: Bikini
  • → English: Bikini
    • → French: Bikini
      • ⇒ French: bikini
        • → Dutch: bikini
        • → English: bikini
          • → Norwegian Bokmål: bikini
        • → German: Bikini
        • → Portuguese: biquíni
        • → Spanish: biquini

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary