beleki
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Ternate
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Likely from Dutch blik (“tin”). Cognate with Gorontalo beleki (“tin”), Nias beleki (“tin”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]beleki
- (metal) tin
References
[edit]- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh