rorano
Ternate
editEtymology
editPartial reduplication of rano (“cool, cold”), for the medicine's reported cooling properties.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrorano
- a class of traditional Moluccan medicines generally made from a variety of leaves, herbs, barks, and roots, mashed together and boiled in water
References
edit- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh