tamako

See also: tamako^ and tämäkö

Finnish edit

Noun edit

tamako

form of tama (with enclitic -ko)

Ternate edit

Etymology edit

Within North Halmaheran, cognate with Tidore tamao and Sahu toma'ono. Likely cognate with Menggwa Dla tamako (“axe”), Tehit (Imian) tmak (“axe”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ta.ˈma.ko/

Noun edit

tamako

an axe

References edit

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