pinjeļ

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English pencil, from Anglo-Norman and Old French pincil, from Latin pēnicillum, diminutive of pēniculus (“brush”), itself a diminutive of pēnis (“tail; penis”).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pʲinzʲɛlˠ], (enunciated) [pʲinʲ tʲɛlˠ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pʲinʲtʲɛlˠ/
• Bender phonemes: {pinjeļ}

Noun

pinjeļ (M.O.D.: pinjeḷ)

1. a pencil