joou

Ternate

Etymology

Cognate to Tidore joou, both likely from an older form (such as *jo'ouŋ), from which are derived Tabaru jo'oungu, Sahu jou'ongu, etc. Equivalent to N- (nominalizer) +‎ coou (“to serve”), likely meaning the one served.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒo.ˈʔo.u/

Noun

joou (Jawi جوو)

  1. lord
  2. sultan
  3. god

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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