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Ternate
Etymology
From Malay tofan, from Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān), from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ (ṭawpānā).
Pronunciation
Noun
tofan
- typhoon
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh