Yaba

Ternate

Etymology

Possibly cognate to Malay Ambon.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈja.ba]

Proper noun

Yaba (Jawi يابة)

  1. Ambon

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
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