kotin
Marshallese
Etymology
Borrowed from English cotton, from Middle English cotoun, from Anglo-Norman cotun, Old French coton, from (Genoese) Old Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun), of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [kʷɔdˠinʲ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /kʷɛtˠinʲ/
- Bender phonemes: {kʷetin}
Noun
kotin
- cotton
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary