bojin

Marshallese

Etymology

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

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

Noun

bojin

1. a boatswain

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary