sosaha

Ternate

sosaha salaka

Etymology

Partial reduplication of saha (“underside; palm, sole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [so.ˈsa.ha]

Noun

sosaha (Jawi سساه)

1. a platter, tray
2. (specifically) a salver

   sosaha salaka rimoi sijahe serwet bobudo ― a silver salver covered with a white napkin

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