jiip
Marshallese
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [tʲiːpʲ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲijipʲ/
- Bender phonemes: {jiyip}
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English jeep, derived from GP, initialism of general-purpose.
Derived terms
- jiipip
Noun
jiip
- a jeep
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English sheep, from Middle English sheep, scheep, schep, schepe, from Old English sċēap, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą, beside *keppô, of unknown origin.
Noun
jiip
- a sheep
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary