jedo̧ujij

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English trousers, from Middle Irish triubhas (“close-fitting shorts”), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

  • (phonetics) IPA(key): [tʲɛrʲɒuzʲitʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲɛrʲæwitʲitʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {jedawijij}

Noun

jedo̧ujij (M.O.D.: jedọujij)

  1. trousers
  2. pants

References

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