faramadani

Ternate

Etymology

Said by Hayami-Allen to be from Indonesian permadani, which is from Javanese ꦥꦼꦂꦩꦢꦤꦶ (permadani), from Malayalam പരവതാനി (paravatāni). Alternatively, directly from Old Javanese paramadani, possibly after passing through Proto-Ternate-Tidore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfa.ɾa.ma.ˈda.ni/

Noun

faramadani

1. a carpet, rug

Descendants

• → Galela: faramadani

References

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