kūrawūn

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Marshallese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English crown, from Middle English coroune, croune, crowne, from Anglo-Norman coroune, curune, corone, from Latin corona (wreath), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [kɯrˠɑːwɯnʲ], (enunciated) [kɯrˠɑ wɯnʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /kirˠæɰwinʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {kirahwin}

Noun[edit]

kūrawūn (construct form kūrawūnin)

  1. a crown
  2. a corona
  3. a ground wire

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