akjijen
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Marshallese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English oxygen, from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + γένος (génos, “birth”), referring to oxygen's supposed role in the formation of acids.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [ɑɡ(i)zʲiːzʲɛnʲ], (enunciated) [ɑk tʲi tʲɛnʲ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /ɰæktʲijtʲɛnʲ/
- Bender phonemes: {hakjiyjen}
Noun[edit]
akjijen (construct form akjijenin)