pwong

Mokilese

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *boŋi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀŋi, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀŋi. Compare Kosraean fong, Marshallese boñ, Fijian bogi, Rotuman pogi and Hawaiian pō.

Noun

pwong

night

References

Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977

Pohnpeian

Etymology

Short form of pwohng (“night”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʷoŋ/

Classifier

pwong

(classifier) used in counting nights
Pwohng silipwong. ― Three nights.

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