"Taiwan" meaning in Marshallese

See Taiwan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [tˠɑːiwɑnʲ] (note: phonetic), [tˠɑ iwɑnʲ] (note: phonetic), /tˠæɰjiwænʲ/ (note: phonemic) Forms: Taewan [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from English Taiwan. Etymology templates: {{bor+|mh|en|Taiwan}} Borrowed from English Taiwan Head templates: {{head|mh|proper noun|||||||||cat2=|head=|tr=}} Taiwan, {{mh-head|proper noun}} Taiwan
  1. Taiwan (A partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands) Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Asia, Islands, Taiwan
    Sense id: en-Taiwan-mh-name-5vzwF5Ke Categories (other): Marshallese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Marshallese entries with incorrect language header: 56 44
  2. Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia) Categories (place): Islands
    Sense id: en-Taiwan-mh-name-DLRMEMdm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ri-Taiwan
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "ri-Taiwan"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mh",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "Taiwan"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English Taiwan",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English Taiwan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Taewan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mh",
        "10": "",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Taiwan",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Taiwan",
      "name": "mh-head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Marshallese",
  "lang_code": "mh",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "mh",
          "name": "Countries",
          "orig": "mh:Countries",
          "parents": [
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            "Places",
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            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
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            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "mh",
          "name": "Countries in Asia",
          "orig": "mh:Countries in Asia",
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            "Places",
            "Asia",
            "Polities",
            "Names",
            "Earth",
            "Eurasia",
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            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
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            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "mh",
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            "Places",
            "Earth",
            "Names",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
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            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "langcode": "mh",
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            "Countries",
            "Countries in Asia",
            "Polities",
            "Places",
            "Asia",
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            "Terms by semantic function",
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          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Marshallese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Taiwan (A partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Taiwan-mh-name-5vzwF5Ke",
      "links": [
        [
          "Taiwan",
          "Taiwan#English:_Q865"
        ],
        [
          "East Asia",
          "East Asia#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "mh",
          "name": "Islands",
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            "Landforms",
            "Places",
            "Earth",
            "Names",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Taiwan-mh-name-DLRMEMdm",
      "links": [
        [
          "Taiwan",
          "Taiwan#English:_Q22502"
        ],
        [
          "Taiwan Strait",
          "Taiwan Strait"
        ],
        [
          "Philippine Sea",
          "Philippine Sea"
        ],
        [
          "East Asia",
          "East Asia#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[tˠɑːiwɑnʲ]",
      "note": "phonetic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tˠɑ iwɑnʲ]",
      "note": "phonetic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tˠæɰjiwænʲ/",
      "note": "phonemic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Taiwan"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Marshallese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Marshallese lemmas",
    "Marshallese proper nouns",
    "Marshallese terms borrowed from English",
    "Marshallese terms derived from English",
    "Marshallese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 20 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "cy:Countries in Asia"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ri-Taiwan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mh",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "Taiwan"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English Taiwan",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English Taiwan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Taewan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mh",
        "10": "",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Taiwan",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Taiwan",
      "name": "mh-head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Marshallese",
  "lang_code": "mh",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "mh:Countries",
        "mh:Countries in Asia",
        "mh:Islands",
        "mh:Taiwan"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Taiwan (A partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Taiwan",
          "Taiwan#English:_Q865"
        ],
        [
          "East Asia",
          "East Asia#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "mh:Islands"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Taiwan",
          "Taiwan#English:_Q22502"
        ],
        [
          "Taiwan Strait",
          "Taiwan Strait"
        ],
        [
          "Philippine Sea",
          "Philippine Sea"
        ],
        [
          "East Asia",
          "East Asia#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[tˠɑːiwɑnʲ]",
      "note": "phonetic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tˠɑ iwɑnʲ]",
      "note": "phonetic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tˠæɰjiwænʲ/",
      "note": "phonemic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Taiwan"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Marshallese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-04-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-04-03 using wiktextract (74c5344 and fb63907). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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