kōtrāāk
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