rorasa

Sahu

Etymology

Borrowed from Ternate rorasa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ro.ra.sa/

Noun

rorasa

1. a feeling
2. a thought, idea

References

• Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987) Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill

Ternate

Etymology

Partial reduplication of the Malay root rasa (“feeling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾo.ˈɾa.sa]

Noun

rorasa

1. a feeling

References

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