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iuun

[jiwinʲ]

noun

LanguageMarshallese

Meaning
  1. a push
  2. a poke
  3. a boost
  4. The act of applying force to move something away from oneself. It can also refer to a poke or a boost.
Examples

Ekar kōmmane juon iuun bwe en kōmāāl motok.

He gave it a push so it would roll away.

Pronunciationjiwinʲ

Part of speechnoun

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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