nyabo

Ternate

Etymology

Cognate with Sahu nyaboto (“wound”) and possibly West Makian abo (“wounded”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲa.bo/

Noun

nyabo

1. a wound

References

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