Hyphenation
wa·ter basedTurkish pronunciation
wôtır beystPronunciation
/ˈwôtər ˈbāst/ /ˈwɔːtɜr ˈbeɪst/
Etymology
[ 'wo-t&r, 'wä- ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to Old High German wazzar water, Greek hydOr, Latin unda wave.