jimāāņ

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Marshallese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English cement, from Middle English syment, cyment, from Old French ciment, from Latin caementum (quarry stone; stone chips for making mortar), from caedō (I cut, hew).

Pronunciation

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  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [tʲimʲæːnˠ], (enunciated) [tʲimʲæænˠ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲimʲæjænˠ/
  • Bender phonemes: {jimayaņ}

Noun

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jimāāņ (M.O.D.: jimāāṇ)

  1. cement
  2. concrete

References

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