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TERNATE THE TERNATESE LANGUAGE
tarah, downward, southward; opposite of, i.e. West Halmahera, on the other hand, northward.
In colloquial speech it means in the direction of the palace of the Sultan, and tarah in the
direction away from the palace, e.g. jou kolano sudo upas tarah ginado, the ruler sent a guard
down (i.e. to the fort, thus to the south of the palace) to inquire. Also, going down, e.g. itarah,
they go down; see also sarah.
kai tarah, last night, tonight.
Tarangarah, name of a kampong behind the Makassarese quarter.
tarima, to take (from Malay); tarimakaseh, to thank; tarima laha, to think fit, approve.
tarompet, trumpet (the Dutch trompet); also trumpeter.
taropo, troop, division consisting of ten men, guard (from Dutch); in the latter case, the guard
of the Sultan’s own soldiers, while that of the garrison is usually called lewak.
tasa, small cymbal or gong; a few are placed on a wooden base and then played (from Arabic).
Tasumah, name of a kampong on the island of Tidore.
tatabuan, a set of cymbals, played on special occasions (from Malay).
tatah, a kind of cylindrical basket, made of bamboo, in which, among other things, pinang and
fruits are transported.
tatap, fixed, persevering (from Malay).
tatapi, but, yet (from Malay).
taujah, tripang, the Holothuria species.
tawaf, to go round, go about (from Arabic).
te, tea (the Dutch thee).
tede, to take up, lift up.
tego, to sit, stay, sojourn; notego (of men) and nitego of (women), sit down, take a seat.
sidego, causative form of id.; sidego lolahi toma sigi, to get down for prayers in the mosque.
terhormat, respected (from Malay).
termadkur, reported, stated (from Arabic).
Ternate, the most current pronunciation, although one hears Tarnate and Taranate. It is
generally denied that the original name was Tahinate (compare Gapi). Temminck (III, p. 142)
says that the name is derived from an expression used when the first Mohammedans arrived
and claims that Ternate was called Leinaugopie before the introduction of Islam!
tero, to hit, strike; matero, corresponding with, equal to, the same as.
terpili, and also pili, chosen, to choose (from Malay).
tersubut, mentioned, reported (from Malay).
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