rooj

Green Hmong

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 凳 (təŋH) ("bench", "stool").

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʈɒ̃˥˧/

Noun

rooj

  1. table
  2. chair
  3. furniture
  4. door
  5. gate

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English rose, from Middle English rose, roose, from Old English rōse, from Latin rosa, from Oscan, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon) (Aeolic ϝρόδον (wródon)), from Old Persian *wṛda- (“flower”).

Pronunciation
  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [rˠɔːtʲ], (enunciated) [rˠɔɔtʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /rˠɛwɛtʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {rewej}

Noun

rooj (construct form roojin)

  1. a rose
  2. a hibiscus flower

Derived terms

References

White Hmong

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 凳 (təŋH) ("bench", "stool").

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʈɒ̃˥˧/

Noun

rooj

  1. table
  2. chair
  3. furniture
  4. door
  5. gate
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