taim̧oņ

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English diamond, from Middle English dyamaunt, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, from Latin adamas, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “diamond”).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [tˠɑːimˠɔnʷ], (enunciated) [tˠɑ imˠɔnʷ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /tˠæɰjimˠɛnʷ/
• Bender phonemes: {tahyim̧eņʷ}

Noun

taim̧oņ (M.O.D.: taiṃoṇ)

1. a diamond

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary