katarak

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English cataract. Doublet of katarata

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkataɾak/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧rak

Noun

katarák (Badlit spelling ᜃᜆᜇᜃ᜔)

  1. cataract
    Synonym: katarata

Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • 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.

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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

Noun

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

  1. (pathology) cataract.

See also

  • bular (“cataract clouding”)

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