posiposi

Sahu

Etymology

Reduplication of *posi. Cognate with Ternate posiposi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /po.siˈpo.si/

Noun

posiposi

  1. the aerial roots of the mangrove tree

Alternative forms

References
  • Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987) Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill, page 21

Ternate

Etymology

Cognate with Sahu posiposi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌpo.siˈpo.si/

Noun

posiposi (Jawi ڤوسي ڤوسي)

  1. mangrove trees of the genus Sonneratia

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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