Ternate edit

 
kabi ma gosi

Etymology edit

Literally, "goat's testicles"; likely named for the fruit. Compare the equivalent Tidore kabi ma hoso.

Noun edit

kabi ma gosi

  1. looking-glass mangrove (Heritiera littoralis)
    Synonym: rorumu

References edit

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