balaka

Ternate

Etymology

From N- (nominalizer) +‎ palaka (“to turn over, upside-down”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ba.ˈla.ka]

Noun

balaka

1. a dish rack

References

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