wōpiem̧

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Marshallese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English opium, from Latin opium and Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion), from ὀπός (opós, juice of a plant), from Proto-Indo-European *swokʷos (juice, resin).

Pronunciation

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  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [wɤbʲiemˠ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /wepʲijemˠ/
  • Bender phonemes: {wȩpiyȩm̧}

Noun

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wōpiem̧ (M.O.D.: wōpieṃ)

  1. opium

References

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