pinjeļ

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Marshallese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English pencil, from Anglo-Norman and Old French pincil, from Latin pēnicillum, diminutive of pēniculus (brush), itself a diminutive of pēnis (tail; penis).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pʲinzʲɛlˠ], (enunciated) [pʲinʲ tʲɛlˠ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pʲinʲtʲɛlˠ/
  • Bender phonemes: {pinjeļ}

Noun[edit]

pinjeļ (M.O.D.: pinjeḷ)

  1. a pencil