bekhu

Nias

Etymology

Cognate with Toba Batak begu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbexu/

Noun

bekhu (mutated form mbekhu)

1. ghost, spirit

References

• Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 33.