katarak

katarak

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English cataract, from Latin cataracta (“waterfall, portcullis”), from Ancient Greek καταράκτης (kataráktēs), from καταράσσω (katarássō, “I pour down”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧rak

Noun

katarak

1. cataract; a disease of the eye causing its opacity and, unless treated, leading to blindness.

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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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.