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Ternate
Etymology
May be related to Sahu tegelege (“little finger, pinkie”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tugudeki (Jawi تݢوديکي)
- the little finger, pinkie
- the ring finger
Usage notes
de Clercq gives only the sense little finger; the sense ring finger may be a later development.
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