jimāāņ
Marshallese
Etymology
Borrowed from English cement, from Middle English syment, cyment, from Old French ciment, from Latin caementum (“quarry stone; stone chips for making mortar”), from caedō (“I cut, hew”).
Alternative forms
- jimeeņ
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [tʲimʲæːnˠ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲimʲæjænˠ/
- Bender phonemes: {jimayaņ}
Noun
jimāāņ (M.O.D.: jimāāṇ)
- cement
- concrete
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary