Nukne
Marshallese
Derived terms
Etymology
Borrowed from English New Guinea. The Guinea portion was itself borrowed from Portuguese Guiné.
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [nʲuɡʷ(u)nʲe, nʲuɡʷ(u)nʲɛ]; (enunciated) [nʲukʷ nʲe, nʲukʷ nʲɛ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /nʲikʷnʲej, nʲikʷnʲɛj/
- Bender phonemes: {nikʷnȩy, nikʷney}
Proper noun
Nukne