tūrāikōn

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Marshallese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

tūrāikōn

  1. a dragon

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