ngunu

Ternate

Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *ŋunuŋ (“nose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈŋu.nu]

Noun

ngunu

1. nose

Alternative forms

• ngun (with vowel deletion)

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
• Gary Holton, Marian Klamer (2018) The Papuan languages of East Nusantara and the Bird's Head‎^[1]