tuada

Ternate

Etymology

Compare Sahu cuada'a, Waioli tuada'a, Tobelo tuada, cuaraka, Galela tuada; the exact relationship between each of these is uncertain. Externally, compare Banjarese tiwadak, Brunei Malay tibadak, suggesting an early Austronesian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu.ˈa.da/

Noun

tuada

1. the chempedak

   Synonym: campada

References

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