batabata

Ternate

Etymology

Reduplication of bata

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌba.ta.ˈba.ta]

Noun

batabata

  1. freckles

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh