falofalo

Ternate

Etymology

From reduplication of falo (“to collect water with buckets”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌfa.lo.ˈfa.lo]

Noun

falofalo

1. ladle

Descendants

• → Manado Malay: falo-falo

References

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