kūrawūn

Marshallese

Etymology

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

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

Noun

kūrawūn (construct form kūrawūnin)

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

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary