Marshallese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English diamond, from Middle English dyamaunt, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, from Latin adamas, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, diamond).

Pronunciation edit

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [tˠɑːimˠɔnʷ], (enunciated) [tˠɑ imˠɔnʷ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tˠæɰjimˠɛnʷ/
  • Bender phonemes: {tahyim̧eņʷ}

Noun edit

taim̧oņ (M.O.D.: taiṃoṇ)

  1. a diamond

References edit