peejnej
Marshallese
Etymology
Borrowed from English business, from Middle English busines, busynes, businesse, bisynes, from Old English bisiġnes (“business, busyness”), equivalent to busy + -ness. Doublet of pijin.
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [pʲeːzʲ(e)nʲetʲ], (enunciated) [pʲeetʲ nʲetʲ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /pʲejetʲnʲetʲ/
- Bender phonemes: {pȩyȩjnȩj}
Noun
peejnej
- business
- cheating
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary