katarak

Borrowed from English cataract. Doublet of katarata

• IPA^(key): /ˈkataɾak/ [ˈka.t̪ɐ.ɾ̪ɐk]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧rak

katarák (Badlit spelling ᜃᜆᜇᜃ᜔)

1. cataract

   Synonym: katarata

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

• IPA^(key): [kaˈtarak]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧rak

katarak (plural katarak-katarak)

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

• “katarak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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”).

• IPA^(key): [kɛ.tə.rɛk]
• Rhymes: -rɛk, -ɛk
• Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧rak

katarak (Jawi spelling کاتار)

1. (pathology) cataract.

• “katarak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.