Marshallese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Taiwan, from earlier Tayuan, Tayoan, or other variants, from Siraya tau (people) + an (place).

Pronunciation

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  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [tˠɑːɛwɑnʲ], (enunciated) [tˠɑ ɛwɑnʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tˠæɰjɛwænʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {tahyewan}

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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Taewan

  1. Taiwan

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