bwilijmāāņ

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English policeman, a compound of From police + -man. The police component is borrowed from Middle French police, from Latin politia (“state, government”), borrowed from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pˠilʲizʲ(i)mʲæːnˠ], (enunciated) [pˠilʲitʲ mʲæænˠ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pˠilʲitʲmʲæjænˠ/
• Bender phonemes: {bilijmayaņ}

Noun

bwilijmāāņ (M.O.D.: bwilijmāāṇ)

1. police
2. guard

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary