Marshallese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English boatswain, from Middle English botswain, botswein, bote-swayn, from late Old English bātsweġen, from Old English bāt (boat) +‎ Old Norse sveinn (boy).

Pronunciation edit

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠoːzʲinʲ], (enunciated) [pˠo tʲinʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠewtʲinʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {bȩwjin}

Noun edit

bojin

  1. a boatswain

References edit