kōtrāāk

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English cataract.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kōtrāāk

  1. a cataract
  2. a waterfall

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