taktō

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Marshallese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English doctor, from Middle English doctor (an expert, authority on a subject), doctour, from Anglo-Norman doctour, from Latin doctor (teacher), from doceō (I teach).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [tˠɑɡ(ʌ)dˠʌ], (enunciated) [tˠɑk tˠʌ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tˠæktˠɛɰ/
  • Bender phonemes: {takteh}

Noun[edit]

taktō

  1. a doctor

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