bwilijmāāņ
Marshallese edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠilʲizʲ(i)mʲæːnˠ], (enunciated) [pˠilʲitʲ mʲæænˠ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠilʲitʲmʲæjænˠ/
- Bender phonemes: {bilijmayaņ}
Noun edit
bwilijmāāņ (M.O.D.: bwilijmāāṇ)