uboubo

Ternate

uboubo

Etymology

Reduplication of ubo (“the grand eclectus”), presumably for the flower's similar coloring.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌu.boˈu.bo]

Noun

uboubo

1. the Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

References

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