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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʒo.ˈŋu.tu]

Noun

jongutu (Jawi جڠوت)

  1. a mat
    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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