sumesume
Ternate
Etymology
Reduplication of sume (“to blow one's nose”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˌsu.meˈsu.me]
Verb
sumesume
- (intransitive) to sob
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh