bōjin

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English virgin, from Old French virgine, from Latin virginem, accusative of virgō.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pˠɤːzʲinʲ], (enunciated) [pˠɤ tʲinʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pˠeɰtʲinʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {bȩhjin}

Noun

bōjin

1. a virgin
2. a nun

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary