bobooca

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Ternate[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌbo.bo.ˈʔo.t͡ʃa/

Noun[edit]

bobooca (Jawi ببؤچة)

  1. octopus, squid
  2. the creeper Stemona javanica
  3. any of various diseases characterized by swelling

Descendants[edit]

  • → Galela: bobooca
  • → Manado Malay: boboca (“octopus”)
  • →? Modole: boboota
  • → Pagu: bobooca
  • → Tabaru: bobo'oca
  • → Tobelo: bobooca

References[edit]

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh, page 26
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