Bikini

bikini bikiní English Etymology en Q152225 :bor de:Bikini<id:Q152225> From en de Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from en mh Pikinni. Pronunciation en /bɪˈkiː.ni/ RP en /bɪˈki.ni/ GA en en-us-bikini.ogg US en iːni 3 en bikini Proper noun en proper noun Bikini atoll Bikini atoll. Usage notes While en bikini, in reference to the swimsuit, usually has just one pronunciation stressed on the second syllable, the English place name en 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 en bikini Bikini gauge Bikinian Descendants 1 fr Bikini 1 fr bikini French Etymology fr Q152225 :bor en:Bikini<id:Q152225> From fr en Bikini, from earlier fr de Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from fr mh Pikinni. Pronunciation Proper noun en Bikini atoll Descendants 1 fr bikini German Pronunciation de /biˈkiːni/ de De-Bikini.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Etymology 1 de Q152225 :bor mh:Pikinni<id:Q152225> de mh Pikinni. Proper noun de proper noun de atoll c/Marshall Islands Bikini Descendants 1 en Bikini 1 fr Bikini 1 fr bikini Etymology 2 de Q14090 :bor fr:bikini<id:Q14090> de fr bikini, itself from de de Bikini. Noun m:n[Switzerland],,s a bikini two-piece swimsuit Declension m:n,,s Related terms de Monokini Further reading de genericized trademarks terms derived from toponyms de Swimwear Japanese Romanization ビキニ