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)
References
[edit]Categories:
- Marshallese terms borrowed from English
- Marshallese terms derived from English
- Marshallese terms derived from Middle French
- Marshallese terms derived from Latin
- Marshallese terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Marshallese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Marshallese lemmas
- Marshallese nouns
- mh:Law enforcement
- mh:Occupations