nyabo

Ternate

Etymology

Cognate with Sahu nyaboto (wound) and possibly West Makian abo (wounded).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲa.bo/

Noun

nyabo

  1. a wound

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh