ihmw

Pohnpeian

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *imʷa, *umʷa, from Proto-Oceanic *ʀumaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀumaq, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀumaq. Cognate with Mokilese umw and Woleaian imw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːmʷ/
• Rhymes: -iːmʷ

Noun

ihmw

1. house, home, building, dwelling

   E kidala likin ihmwo.

   He littered outside that house.

Derived terms

• Madolenihmw

References

• “ihmw”, in New Pohnpeian-English Online Dictionary‎^[1], Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaiʻi