tarusi

Kwaio

Noun

tarusi

1. water

References

• Roger M. Keesing, Kwaio grammar (1985)

Ternate

tarusi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ta.ˈɾu.si]

Noun

tarusi

1. the wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)
2. any of several fish (mackerels) in the genus Scomberomorus

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

West Makian

Etymology

From Ternate tarusi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪a.ˈru.s̪i/

Noun

tarusi

1. barracuda

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[1], Pacific linguistics