baijin

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): [pˠɑːizʲinʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠæɰjitʲinʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {bahyijin}

Noun

baijin

  1. a poison
  2. harmful substances (including radioactive contamination)
  3. the discrediting of someone to gain another's favor or out of revenge

References
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