Jikako
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Marshallese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English Chicago, from French Checagou, from Miami šikaakwa (“wild leek, ramp” or “striped skunk”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (phonetic) IPA(key): [tʲiɡɑːɡo], (enunciated) [tʲiɡɑ ko]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲikæɰkew/
- Bender phonemes: {jikahkȩw}
Proper noun
[edit]Jikako
- Chicago (a large city in Illinois, United States)
References
[edit]Categories:
- Marshallese terms borrowed from English
- Marshallese terms derived from English
- Marshallese terms derived from French
- Marshallese terms derived from Miami
- Marshallese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Marshallese lemmas
- Marshallese proper nouns
- mh:Chicago
- mh:Cities in Illinois, USA
- mh:Cities in the United States
- mh:Places in Illinois, USA
- mh:Places in the United States