io̧o̧t

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English yacht, variant of yaught, from Middle English yeaghe (“light, fast-sailing ship”), from Dutch jacht (“yacht; hunt”), in older spelling jaght(e), short for jaghtschip (“light sailing vessel, fast pirate ship”, literally “pursuit ship”), compound of jacht and schip (“ship”).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [i̯ɒːtˠ], (enunciated) [i̯ɒɒtˠ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /ji̯jæwætˠ/
• Bender phonemes: {yi'yawat}

Noun

io̧o̧t (M.O.D.: iọọt)

1. a yacht

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary