falalom

Ternate

Etymology

From fala (“house”) +‎ lomu (“to gather, collect, assemble”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌfa.la.ˈlom]

Noun

falalom (Jawi فللوم)

1. a slave

Alternative forms

• falalum (de Clercq)

Descendants

• *falalomu
  • Sahu: falalomu, falalom
  • Tabaru: falalomu
• Pagu: falalom

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