Bikini

== English == === Etymology === From German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɪˈkiː.ni/ (General American) IPA(key): /bɪˈki.ni/ Rhymes: -iːni Homophone: bikini === Proper noun === Bikini Bikini atoll. ==== Usage notes ==== While bikini, in reference to the swimsuit, usually has just one pronunciation stressed on the second syllable, the English place name Bikini has two pronunciations. /ˈbɪkɪni/ is the older pronunciation stressed on the first syllable, and is still widely used in English by those most familiar with the atoll. /bɪˈkiːni/ is a newer pronunciation stressed on the second syllable, influenced by the swimsuit term. ==== Derived terms ==== bikini Bikini gauge ==== Descendants ==== → French: Bikini ⇒ French: bikini→ Dutch: bikini→ English: bikini→ Norwegian Bokmål: bikini→ German: Bikini→ Portuguese: biquíni→ Spanish: biquini == French == === Etymology === From English Bikini, from earlier German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bi.ki.ni/ === Proper noun === Bikini ? Bikini atoll ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ French: bikini→ Dutch: bikini→ English: bikini→ Norwegian Bokmål: bikini→ German: Bikini→ Portuguese: biquíni→ Spanish: biquini == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biˈkiːni/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Marshallese Pikinni. ==== Proper noun ==== Bikini Bikini (an atoll in the Marshall Islands) ===== Descendants ===== → English: Bikini → French: Bikini ⇒ French: bikini→ Dutch: bikini→ English: bikini→ Norwegian Bokmål: bikini→ German: Bikini→ Portuguese: biquíni→ Spanish: biquini === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French bikini, itself from German Bikini. ==== Noun ==== Bikini m or (Switzerland) n (strong, genitive Bikinis, plural Bikinis) a bikini (two-piece swimsuit) ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== Monokini === Further reading === “Bikini” in Duden online == Japanese == === Romanization === Bikini Rōmaji transcription of ビキニ