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Sahu
Etymology
From Ternate guraci (“gold”).
Pronunciation
Noun
guraci
- gold
References
- Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987) Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill (as guráci)
Ternate
Etymology
From N- (nominalizer) + kuraci (“yellow”). Compare also Tidore guraci (“gold”).
Pronunciation
Noun
guraci (Jawi ݢراچي)
- gold
- rante guraci ― a gold chain
- turmeric
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