kūta

See also: kuta

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English guitar, from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra), from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [kɯdˠɑ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /kitˠæɰ/
• Bender phonemes: {kitah}

Noun

kūta (construct form kūtain)

1. (alienable) a guitar

Verb

kūta (person noun ri-kūta)

1. (intransitive) to play the guitar

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary