guae

Ternate

Etymology

May be related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wai (“mango”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.ˈa.e/

Noun

guae (Jawi ݢواي)

1. mango (Mangifera indica)

References

• Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh