Hyphenation
po·wer va·cu·umTurkish pronunciation
pauır väkyumPronunciation
/ˈpouər ˈvakyo͞om/ /ˈpaʊɜr ˈvækjuːm/
Etymology
[ 'pau(-&)r ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French poeir, from poeir to be able, from Vulgar Latin potEre, alteration of Latin posse; more at POTENT.