wōil
Marshallese
Alternative forms
- weiļ
Etymology
Borrowed from English oil, from Middle English oyle, oile (“olive oil”), from Anglo-Norman olie, from Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”), from ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”), from Proto-Greek *ἐλαίϝα (*elaíwa), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *loiwom.
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [weilʲ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /wejilʲ/
- Bender phonemes: {wȩyil}
Adjective
wōil
- oily
- oiled
Noun
wōil
- oil
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary