samaka

See also: samåka

Banggai

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /samaka/

Noun

samaka

1. watermelon

Further reading

Kamus Banggai-Indonesia (Banggai-Indonesian Dictionary)

Hadza

Etymology

From Datooga samagu ([samakʷ̥]) 'three'.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /samaka/

Adjective

samaka m (masc. plural samakabii, fem. samakako, fem. plural samakabee)

1. three

Sahu

Etymology

From Ternate samaka, from Malay semangka, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ (semangka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ˈma.ka/

Noun

samaka

1. watermelon

References

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

Tabaru

Etymology

From Ternate samaka, from Malay semangka, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ (semangka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ˈma.ka/

Noun

samaka

1. watermelon

References

• Edward A. Kotynski (1988), “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Ternate

Etymology

From Malay semangka, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ (semangka), or directly from Javanese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ˈma.ka/

Noun

samaka

1. watermelon

Descendants

• → Sahu: samaka
• → Tabaru: samaka

References

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