peejnej

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English business, from Middle English busines, busynes, businesse, bisynes, from Old English bisiġnes (“business, busyness”), equivalent to busy +‎ -ness. Doublet of pijin.

Pronunciation
  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pʲeːzʲ(e)nʲetʲ], (enunciated) [pʲeetʲ nʲetʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pʲejetʲnʲetʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {pȩyȩjnȩj}

Noun

peejnej

  1. business
  2. cheating

References
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