toņ
Marshallese
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [tˠɔnʷ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /tˠɛnʷ/
- Bender phonemes: {teņʷ}
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English tune, from Middle English tune, an unexplained variant of tone, borrowed from Old French ton, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “a tone”).
Noun
toņ (M.O.D.: toṇ)
- a tune
- a melody
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Kosraean ton.
Noun
toņ (M.O.D.: toṇ)
- a Celebes longfin eel
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary
- Kusaiean-English Dictionary