lōqōvēn

(Redirected from l(ō)qōvēn)

Mwotlap edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

IPA^(key): /lʊk͡pʷʊβɪn/

Noun edit

lōqōvēn (determinate nalqōvēn)

female
woman, adult woman

References edit

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

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