Ternate edit

Etymology edit

Likely from Dutch blik (tin). Cognate with Gorontalo beleki (tin), Nias beleki (tin).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

beleki

  1. (metal) tin

References edit

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