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Ternate
Etymology
From Javanese tasbèh, from Arabic تَسْبِيح (tasbīḥ). The second meaning may derive from a possible use of the seeds of Canna indica for making a misbaha.
Pronunciation
Noun
tasube
- prayer beads, misbaha
- the Indian shot (Canna indica)
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh