aij

Marshallese

Alternative forms

• aej

Etymology

Borrowed from English ice, From Middle English is, from Old English īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [ɑitʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /ɰæjitʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {hayij}

Noun

aij (verb aiji, causative verb kaaij, personal noun ri-kaaij, construct aijin)

1. ice
2. frost

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary