tamako

See also: tamako^, and tämäkö

Finnish

Noun

tamako

1. form of tama (with enclitic -ko)

Ternate

Etymology

Within North Halmaheran, cognate with Tidore tamao and Sahu toma'ono. Likely cognate with Menggwa Dla tamako (“axe”), Tehit (Imian) tmak (“axe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ˈma.ko/

Noun

tamako

1. an axe

References

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