tabisasu

== Ternate == === Etymology === Possibly from tabi (“to bring together”) +‎ sasu (“to slide”), for its use in weaving. Also cognate with Matbat tabisasu and Tobelo tabihahu (“Acriopsis javanica”), among other identifications. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˌta.bi.ˈsa.su] === Noun === tabisasu (Jawi تبيساسو) a kind of orchid; its leaves have been used for plaiting and weaving (baskets, hats, etc.) ==== Derived terms ==== tabisasu guti tabisasu koi tabisasu mumu tabisasu uga === 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 Paul Michael Taylor (1990) The Folk Biology of the Tobelo People, A Study in Folk Classification, Smithsonian Institution Press