bobaku

Ternate

Etymology

Cognate with Tobelo bobaku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bo.ˈba.ku]

Noun

bobaku

1. an epidemic, plague

   bobaku wosa gamu ― plague-stricken country

References

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