uboubo
Ternate
Etymology
Reduplication of ubo (“the grand eclectus”), presumably for the flower's similar coloring.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˌu.boˈu.bo]
Noun
uboubo
- the Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh