bwilijmāāņ

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Marshallese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English policeman, a compound of From police + -man. The police component is borrowed from Middle French police, from Latin politia (“state, government”), borrowed from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠilʲizʲ(i)mʲæːnˠ], (enunciated) [pˠilʲitʲ mʲæænˠ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠilʲitʲmʲæjænˠ/
  • Bender phonemes: {bilijmayaņ}

Noun[edit]

bwilijmāāņ (M.O.D.: bwilijmāāṇ)

  1. police
  2. guard

References[edit]

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