fikafika
Ternate
Etymology
Reduplication of fika (“ash”). Compare Malay abu-abu (“gray”), also a reduplication of abu (“ash”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˌfi.ka.ˈfi.ka]
Noun
fikafika
- the color gray
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh