tarusi

Kwaio

Noun

tarusi

  1. water

References

  • Roger M. Keesing, Kwaio grammar (1985)

Ternate

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ta.ˈɾu.si]

Noun

tarusi

  1. the wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)
  2. any of several fish (mackerels) in the genus Scomberomorus

References

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

West Makian

Etymology

From Ternate tarusi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪a.ˈru.s̪i/

Noun

tarusi

  1. barracuda

References

  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎[1], Pacific linguistics
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