wōt

Marshallese

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *qusan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN. Compare Chuukese wúút and Mokilese wud.

Pronunciation
  • MED phonemes: {wẹt}
  • IPA(key): /wɘtˠ/, [u̯o͡ɤtˠ]

Noun

wōt

  1. rain

Derived terms
  • ute (“to rain on”)

References

Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

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