bogaboga

Ternate

Etymology

Possibly a reduplication of boga (“a half”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌbo.ɡa.ˈbo.ɡa]

Noun

bogaboga

1. swelling joints, swollen joints

References

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