turupopo
Ternate
Etymology
Hayami-Allen gives it as the compound turu (“to imitate”) + popo (“to crack open, split”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˌtu.ru.ˈpo.po]
Noun
turupopo
- thunder
- a thunderclap
Alternative forms
- tarpopo
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh