bobaku

Ternate

Etymology

Cognate with Tobelo bobaku.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bo.ˈba.ku]

Noun

bobaku

  1. an epidemic, plague
    bobaku wosa gamuplague-stricken country

References

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