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Marshallese
Etymology
Borrowed from English poison, from Middle English poisoun, poyson, poysone, puyson, puisun, from Old French puison, poison, from Latin pōtio, pōtiōnis (“drink, a draught, a poisonous draught, a potion”), from pōtō (“I drink”).
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): , (enunciated)
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠæɰjitʲinʲ/
- Bender phonemes: {bahyijin}
Noun
baijin
- a poison
- harmful substances (including radioactive contamination)
- the discrediting of someone to gain another's favor or out of revenge
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