kūrawūn
Marshallese
Etymology
Borrowed from English crown, from Middle English coroune, croune, crowne, from Anglo-Norman coroune, curune, corone, from Latin corona (“wreath”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē).
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [kɯrˠɑːwɯnʲ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /kirˠæɰwinʲ/
- Bender phonemes: {kirahwin}
Noun
kūrawūn
- a crown
- a corona
- a ground wire
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary