uboubo

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Ternate

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uboubo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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uboubo

  1. the Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

References

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