IKOTA
\a͡ɪkˈə͡ʊtə], \aɪkˈəʊtə], \aɪ_k_ˈəʊ_t_ə]\
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A neurosis, similar to latah, affecting married women among the Samoyeds of Northern Asia and Eastern Europe. It is marked by the uttering of inarticulate sounds whenever the woman is displeased or annoyed or, in severer cases, by maniacal excitement.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
