kūta

See also: kuta

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English guitar, from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة‎ (qīṯāra), from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára).

Pronunciation
  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [kɯdˠɑ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /kitˠæɰ/
  • Bender phonemes: {kitah}

Noun

kūta (construct form kūtain)

  1. (alienable) a guitar

Verb

kūta (person noun ri-kūta)

  1. (intransitive) to play the guitar

References
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