katarak

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English cataract. Doublet of katarata

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkataɾak/ [ˈka.t̪ɐ.ɾ̪ɐk]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧rak

Noun

katarák (Badlit spelling ᜃᜆᜇᜃ᜔)

1. cataract

   Synonym: katarata

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch katarakt, from Middle Dutch cataracte, from Latin cataracta, from Ancient Greek καταρράκτης (katarrháktēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈtarak]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧rak

Noun

katarak (plural katarak-katarak, first-person possessive katarakku, second-person possessive katarakmu, third-person possessive kataraknya)

1. cataract:
   1. (ophthalmology, pathology) a clouding of the lens in the eye leading to a decrease in vision.
   2. a large waterfall; steep rapids in a river.

Further reading

• “katarak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From English cataract, from Middle English cataract, cateract, cateracte, 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

• IPA^(key): [kɛ.tə.rɛk]
• Rhymes: -rɛk, -ɛk
• Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧rak

Noun

katarak (Jawi spelling کاتار, informal 1st possessive katarakku, 2nd possessive katarakmu, 3rd possessive kataraknya)

1. (pathology) cataract.

See also

• bular (“cataract clouding”)

 

Further reading

• “katarak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.