malamoli

West Makian

Etymology

Likely a vowel-varying reduplication of an unattested root *moli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.l̪a.ˈmo.l̪i/

Noun

malamoli

1. plug, bung, stopper

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[1], Pacific linguistics