gogurati

gogurati

Tobelo

Etymology

Derived from verb kurati (“to be yellow”), literally meaning “which is yellow”.[1]

Noun

gogurati

1. turmeric (Curcuma longa; syn. C. domestica[2])

   Synonym: o gurati

2. a kind of banana (Musa sp.)[2]
3. a tree species of the family Rubiaceae, Neonauclea sericea[3]

See also

(kind of banana):

• (o) bole

(species of Naucleeae):

• o hekiri

References

1. Taylor, Paul Michael (1990) Folk Biology of the Tobelo People: A Study in Folk Classification, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, DOI:10.5479/si.00810223.34.1, pages 32, 96
2. Edom Bayau (2017), “Community presentation of Togutil culture in forest management”, in Jurnal Hutan Pulau-Pulau Kecil‎ (in Indonesian), volume 1, issue 4, DOI:10.30598/jhppk.2017.1.4.321, pages 333, 334
3. A 00061088, isotype of Neonauclea sericea deposited in Arnold Arboretum