balabalat
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West Makian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Regarded as a partial reduplication of balat (“wave”). However, compare also East Makian balbolat (“roller”), from East Makian bolat (“to roll up, to curl, to turn”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
balabalat
- a roller (for beaching a boat)
References[edit]
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics