wōil

Marshallese

Alternative forms

• weiļ

Etymology

Borrowed from English oil, from Middle English oyle, oile (“olive oil”), from Anglo-Norman olie, from Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”), from ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”), from Proto-Greek *ἐλαίϝα (*elaíwa), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *loiwom.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [weilʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /wejilʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {wȩyil}

Adjective

wōil

1. oily
2. oiled

Noun

wōil

1. oil

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary