o̧kwōn

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English organ, from Middle English organe, from Old French organe, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “an instrument, implement, tool, also an organ of sense or apprehension, an organ of the body, also a musical instrument, an organ”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [ɒɡʷʌnʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /wækʷɛnʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {wakʷen}

Noun

o̧kwōn (M.O.D.: ọkwōn) (construct form o̧kwōnin)

1. an organ (musical instrument)

Verb

o̧kwōn (M.O.D.: ọkwōn) (person noun ri-o̧kwōn)

1. to play the organ

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary