Pikinni

Marshallese

Etymology

From pikin (“surface”) +‎ ni (“coconut tree”).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Pikinni

2. Bikini Atoll (an atoll in the Marshall Islands)

Derived terms

• ri-Pikinni

Descendants

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

Further reading

• Abo, Takaji; Bender Byron W.; Capelle, Alfred; DeBrum, Tony (2009–), “Pikinni”, in Marshallese–English Online Dictionary‎^[1]