lōqōvēn

Mwotlap

Etymology

Cognate with Hiw yeqën. From Proto-Torres-Banks *loᵐbʷeβine, ultimately from Proto-Oceanic *pine (“woman”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binahi, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʊk͡pʷʊβɪn/

Noun

lōqōvēn (determinate nalqōvēn)

1. female
2. woman, adult woman

References

• François, Alexandre. 2024. Online Mwotlap–English–French cultural dictionary. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. (Pdf version) – entry l(ō)qōvēn.