usipera

Ternate

Etymology

Uncertain; likely a European borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌu.si.ˈpe.ɾa]

Noun

usipera (Jawi ؤسڤيرة)

1. a kind of cannon

Alternative forms

• uspera

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