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 δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “I see clearly”).

Pronunciation

  • (phonetics) IPA(key): [tˠɯrˠæiɡʌnʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tˠirˠæjikɛnʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {tirayiken}

Noun

tūrāikōn

  1. a dragon

References

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