ternate

See also: Ternate

English

Etymology

Ultimately, from Latin ternus (“three each”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɜːnət/

Adjective

ternate (not comparable)

1. (botany) Having three divisions (or leaflets)

Derived terms

• ternate-pinnate

Anagrams

• Arnette, entreat, ratteen

Cebuano

Etymology

From English ternate, from blue ternate.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ter‧na‧te

Noun

ternate

1. the butterfly pea; (Clitoria ternatea)

Italian

Adjective

ternate

1. feminine plural of ternato

Anagrams

• entrate, etterna, nettare, netterà, renetta, tentare, tenterà, traente

Spanish

Verb

ternate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of ternar combined with te

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tarnate, taranate

Etymology

Named after Ternate in the Moluccas (present-day Maluku, Indonesia).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /teɾˈnate/ [t̪ɛɾˈn̪aː.t̪ɛ]

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• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: ter‧na‧te
• Homophone: Ternate

Noun

ternate (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜆᜒ)

1. a type of banana, Musa × paradisiaca (AAB group)

   Synonym: glorya

Related terms

• Ternate

See also

• matabya

Further reading

• “ternate”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018