lōqōvēn

Mwotlap

Etymology

Cognate with Hiw yeqën. From Proto-Torres-Banks *loᵐbʷeβine, ultimately from Proto-Oceanic *pine (“woman”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binahi, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʊk͡pʷʊβɪn/

Noun

lōqōvēn (determinate nalqōvēn)

  1. female
  2. woman, adult woman

References

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