posiposi

Sahu

Etymology

Reduplication of *posi. Cognate with Ternate posiposi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po.siˈpo.si/

Noun

posiposi

1. the aerial roots of the mangrove tree

Alternative forms

• poposi

References

• Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987) Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill, page 21

Ternate

Etymology

Cognate with Sahu posiposi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpo.siˈpo.si/

Noun

posiposi (Jawi ڤوسي ڤوسي)

1. mangrove trees of the genus Sonneratia

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