ตูบา

Urak Lawoi'

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *tuba(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubah, from Proto-Austronesian *tubah. Cognate with Malay tuba, Saisiyat toba', and Fijian duva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuba/, [tuˈba]

Noun

ตูบา (tuba)

  1. poison
  2. poisonous plant

Derived terms

  • นูบา (nuba, “to poison (fish, etc.)”)
  • อูบัยจตูบา (ubac tuba, “poison for killing fish”)

Further reading

  • Hogan, David W. (1988) Urak Lawoi': Basic Structures And Dictionary (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-109)‎[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 157
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