katarak

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English cataract, from Latin cataracta (“waterfall, portcullis”), from Ancient Greek καταράκτης (kataráktēs), from καταράσσω (katarássō, “I pour down”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧rak

Noun

katarak

1. cataract; a disease of the eye causing its opacity and, unless treated, leading to blindness

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch katarakt, from Middle Dutch cataracte, from Latin cataracta, from Ancient Greek καταρράκτης (katarrháktēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈtarak]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧rak

Noun

katarak (plural katarak-katarak, first-person possessive katarakku, second-person possessive katarakmu, third-person possessive kataraknya)

1. cataract:
   1. (ophthalmology, pathology) a clouding of the lens in the eye leading to a decrease in vision.
   2. a large waterfall; steep rapids in a river.

Further reading

• “katarak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.