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Pohnpeian
Etymology
pon Maybe from pon 1 rei to be stained lap very much, a lot, because many people were executed here? Stain might be literal (as in blood) or simply mythological (stained with a bad history, a dark past, etc).
Pronunciation
pon /rɛj.lɐp/
Proper noun
pon proper noun
pon island island chain/Nan Madol municipality/Madolenihmw r/Micronesia c/Federated States of Micronesia, where people convicted of crimes were sent to be executed.
Synonyms
pon Wasaho
References
+ pnp-r.htm#15741