tabisasu

Ternate

Etymology

Possibly 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

• IPA^(key): [ˌta.bi.ˈsa.su]

Noun

tabisasu (Jawi تبيساسو)

1. a kind of orchid; its leaves have been used for plaiting and weaving (baskets, hats, etc.)

Derived terms

• tabisasu guti
• tabisasu koi
• tabisasu mumu
• tabisasu uga

References

• 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