tarusi
Kwaio
Noun
tarusi
- water
References
- Roger M. Keesing, Kwaio grammar (1985)
Ternate
tarusi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ta.ˈɾu.si]
Noun
tarusi
- the wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)
- any of several fish (mackerels) in the genus Scomberomorus
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
West Makian
Etymology
From Ternate tarusi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪a.ˈru.s̪i/
Noun
tarusi
- barracuda
References
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics