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

References edit