kōtrāāk
Marshallese
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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
editkōtrāāk