tamelo

Ternate

Etymology

Cognate with Sahu tomelo (mung bean).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ta.ˈme.lo/

Noun

tamelo

  1. mung bean (Vigna radiata)
  2. short for gulegule tamelo
  3. a kind of millet

References

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