tofan

Ternate

Etymology

From Malay tofan, from Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān), from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ (ṭawpānā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈto.fan]

Noun

tofan

1. typhoon

References

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