balabalat

West Makian

Etymology

Regarded as a partial reduplication of balat (“wave”). However, compare also East Makian balbolat (“roller”), from East Makian bolat (“to roll up, to curl, to turn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.l̪a.ˈba.l̪at̪/

Noun

balabalat

1. a roller (for beaching a boat)

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[1], Pacific linguistics