Taewan
Marshallese
Alternative forms
- Taiwan
Derived terms
- ri-Taewan
Etymology
Borrowed from English Taiwan, from earlier Tayuan, Tayoan, or other variants, from Siraya tau (“people”) + an (“place”).
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [tˠɑːɛwɑnʲ], (enunciated) [tˠɑ ɛwɑnʲ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /tˠæɰjɛwænʲ/
- Bender phonemes: {tahyewan}
Proper noun
Taewan
- Taiwan
References
- Naan