teoteo

Ternate

Etymology 1

Reduplication of teo (“seawater”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˌte.o.ˈte.o]

Verb

teoteo

(stative) to be salty

Alternative forms

toteo, totea

Etymology 2

Possibly the same as the first.

teoteo

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˌte.o.ˈte.o]

Noun

teoteo

any of the trees Cordia Myxa, Cordia blancoi, and Cordia dichotoma

Alternative forms

toteo

References

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

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