tūrāikōn

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English dragon, from Middle English dragoun, borrowed from Old French dragon, from Latin dracō, dracōnem, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “a serpent of huge size, a python, a dragon”), probably from δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “I see clearly”).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [tˠɯrˠæiɡʌnʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /tˠirˠæjikɛnʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {tirayiken}

Noun

tūrāikōn

1. a dragon

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary