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
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