goraka

Manado Malay

Etymology

From Ternate goraka (“ginger”).

Noun

goraka

1. ginger.

Ternate

Etymology 1

Cognate with Sahu gala'a (“ginger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡo.ˈɾa.ka/

Noun

goraka (Jawi ݢراکا)

1. ginger

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡo.ˈɾa.ka/

Verb

goraka

1. (stative) to be bent over

Conjugation

Conjugation of goraka

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		togoraka	fogoraka	migoraka
2nd person		nogoraka	nigoraka
3rd person	masculine	ogoraka	igoraka yogoraka (archaic)
	feminine	mogoraka
	neuter	igoraka

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