io̧o̧t

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English yacht, variant of yaught, from Middle English yeaghe (“light, fast-sailing ship”), from Dutch jacht (“yacht; hunt”), in older spelling jaght(e), short for jaghtschip (“light sailing vessel, fast pirate ship”, literally “pursuit ship”), compound of jacht and schip (“ship”).

Pronunciation
  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [i̯ɒːtˠ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /ji̯jæwætˠ/
  • Bender phonemes: {yi'yawat}

Noun

io̧o̧t (M.O.D.: iọọt)

  1. a yacht

References
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