balobalo

Ternate

Etymology

From N- (nominalizer) +‎ falo (“to bail, bucket”), with reduplication. Compare also falofalo (“ladle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌba.lo.ˈba.lo]

Noun

balobalo

1. scoop
2. ladle

   Synonym: falofalo

References

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