rorano

Ternate

Etymology

Partial reduplication of rano (“cool, cold”), for the medicine's reported cooling properties.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾo.ˈɾa.no]

Noun

rorano

1. a class of traditional Moluccan medicines generally made from a variety of leaves, herbs, barks, and roots, mashed together and boiled in water

References

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