elaela

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌe.la.ˈe.la]

Noun

elaela (Jawi ئلة ئلة)

1. banana stem
2. torch, lantern
3. Short for malam elaela.

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