mokuru

Tabaru

Etymology

Cognate with Ternate moku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ku.ɾu/

Noun

mokuru (underlying form mokur)

1. betel nut

Verb

mokuru (underlying form mokur)

1. (intransitive) to chew betel nut

   womokuru ― he chews betel nut

References

• Edward A. Kotynski (1988) “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics