kōtrāāk

Marshallese

Etymology

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

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [kʌdˠ(ʌ)rˠæːk], (enunciated) [kʌtˠ rˠææk]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /kɛtˠrˠæjæk/
• Bender phonemes: {ketrayak}

Noun

kōtrāāk

1. a cataract
2. a waterfall

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary