kōtrāāk
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Marshallese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English cataract, from Middle English cataract, cateract, cataracta, from Latin cataracta (“waterfall, portcullis”), from Ancient Greek καταρράκτης (katarrháktēs), from καταράσσω (katarássō, “I pour down”), from κατα- (kata-, “down”) + ἀράσσω (arássō, “to strike, dash”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [kʌdˠ(ʌ)rˠæːk], (enunciated) [kʌtˠ rˠææk]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /kɛtˠrˠæjæk/
- Bender phonemes: {ketrayak}
Noun[edit]
kōtrāāk