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	togoraka	fogoraka	migoraka
2nd	nogoraka	nigoraka
3rd	Masculine	ogoraka	igoraka, yogoraka†
Feminine	mogoraka
Neuter	igoraka
† - archaic

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