jongutu

Tabaru

Etymology

Borrowed from Ternate jongutu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒo.ŋu.tu/

Noun

jongutu

  1. a mat

References

  • Edward A. Kotynski (1988) “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Ternate

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒo.ˈŋu.tu/

Noun

jongutu (Jawi جڠوت)

  1. a mat
    سوسي جڠوت ― sosi jongutu ― to unroll a mat
  2. (specifically) a sleeping mat

Alternative forms

References

  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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