akjijen

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English oxygen, from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + γένος (génos, “birth”), referring to oxygen's supposed role in the formation of acids.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [ɑɡ(i)zʲiːzʲɛnʲ], (enunciated) [ɑk tʲi tʲɛnʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /ɰæktʲijtʲɛnʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {hakjiyjen}

Noun

akjijen (construct form akjijenin)

1. a scuba tank
2. oxygen

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary