peejnej

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English business, from Middle English busines, busynes, businesse, bisynes, from Old English bisiġnes (“business, busyness”), equivalent to busy +‎ -ness. Doublet of pijin.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pʲeːzʲ(e)nʲetʲ], (enunciated) [pʲeetʲ nʲetʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pʲejetʲnʲetʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {pȩyȩjnȩj}

Noun

peejnej

1. business
2. cheating

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary