tūrāikōn
Marshallese
Etymology
Borrowed from English dragon, from Middle English dragoun, borrowed from Old French dragon, from Latin dracō, dracōnem, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “a serpent of huge size, a python, a dragon”), probably from δρακεῖν (drakeîn), aorist active infinitive of δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “I see clearly”).
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [tˠɯrˠæiɡʌnʲ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /tˠirˠæjikɛnʲ/
- Bender phonemes: {tirayiken}
Noun
tūrāikōn
- a dragon
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary