tabisasu
Ternate
editEtymology
editPossibly from tabi (“to bring together”) + sasu (“to slide”), for its use in weaving. Also cognate with Matbat tabisasu and Tobelo tabihahu (“Acriopsis javanica”), among other identifications.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittabisasu (Jawi تبيساسو)
- a kind of orchid; its leaves have been used for plaiting and weaving (baskets, hats, etc.)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- 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
- Paul Michael Taylor (1990) The Folk Biology of the Tobelo People, A Study in Folk Classification, Smithsonian Institution Press