kuluḇati
Sahu
Etymology
From Proto-North Halmahera *kalubati (“worm”). Possibly through another North Halmaheran language, as the expected reflex should have an initialglottal stop (c.f. 'olano).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku.lu.ɓa.ti/
Noun
kuluḇati
- worm, earthworm
- Synonym: koltidi
References
- Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987) Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill (as kulu'bati)