Ternate edit

Etymology edit

From Classical Malay بليمبيڠ (belimbing) (cf. Malay belimbing).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

balibi (Jawi بليبي)

  1. starfruit
    Synonym: tofuko

References edit

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