bobooca

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbo.bo.ˈʔo.t͡ʃa/

Noun

bobooca (Jawi ببؤچة)

1. octopus, squid
2. the creeper Stemona javanica
3. any of various diseases characterized by swelling

Descendants

• → Galela: bobooca
• → Manado Malay: boboca (“octopus”)
• →? Modole: boboota
• → Pagu: bobooca
• → Tabaru: bobo'oca
• → Tobelo: bobooca

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh, page 26