Pikinni

Marshallese

Etymology

pikin (= pik (“surface”) +‎ -in (“of”)) +‎ ni (“coconuts”)

Pronunciation

(phonetic) IPA^(key): [pʲiɡinnʲi], (enunciated) [pʲiɡinʲ nʲi]
(phonemic) IPA^(key): /pʲikinʲnʲij/
Bender phonemes: {pikinniy}

Derived terms

ri-Pikinni

Proper noun

Pikinni

Bikini atoll.

Descendants

→ German: Bikini
- → English: Bikini
  - → French: Bikini
    - ⇒ French: bikini
      - → Dutch: bikini
      - → English: bikini
        → Norwegian Bokmål: bikini
      - → German: Bikini
      - → Portuguese: biquíni
      - → Spanish: biquini

References

Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

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