Jikako

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Chicago, from French Checagou, from Miami šikaakwa (“wild leek, ramp” or “striped skunk”).

Pronunciation
  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [tʲiɡɑːɡo], (enunciated) [tʲiɡɑ ko]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲikæɰkew/
  • Bender phonemes: {jikahkȩw}

Proper noun

Jikako

  1. Chicago (a large city in Illinois, United States)

References
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