jowi

Marshallese

Pronunciation
  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [tʲowi]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲewij/
  • Bender phonemes: {jȩwiy}

Noun

jowi

  1. clan; matrilineal kin
  2. race

References

Mokilese

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *tapuʀi (“conch shell horn”), from Proto-Austronesian *tabuʀi (“conch shell horn”)

Noun

jowi

  1. conch shell

Rayón Zoque

Verb

jowi

  1. (stative) be stupid
  2. (stative) be crazy

Derived terms
  • jowibʌ
  • jowiꞌaju

References
  • Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 10
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