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TERNATE THE TERNATESE LANGUAGE
tuan, gentleman, lord, sir; the rulers are always addressed as tuan Sultan; they call the
Resident tuan, and for other people add the title or name; people who are not officials are
usually called mener.
Tuan Sekh, Arab.
Tubaru or Tobaru, name of a district on the west coast of North Halmahera, which belongs to
the Sultanate of Ternate.
tubu, top, extreme point; kie ma-tubu, the top of the mountain.
tubu-tubu, mixed up, against each other, in confusion.
tudu, to start.
tufah, to fall over.
tugudeki, thumb; see also ragah.
tuguherah, little finger; see also ragah.
tukan, corruption of the Malay tukang; tukan batu, mason.
tulung, to help (from Malay).
tuniru, to play, amuse oneself; tuniru salai, to exorcize spirits or raise spirits. The latter is
done only during illness to either a person who can cure the sick or some medicine which will
lead to recovery. Usually they are girls who sniff incense and other narcotics to become
entranced and who while jumping and shouting say the desired name. Compare with Campen
in Tijdschr. Batav. Gen., Vol XXVII, p. 440.
turihi, to run aground (in reference to a proa), get into shallow water.
tuso, with holes, notched.
tutu, to mash, pound.
ubah, gun powder (from Malay).
ubo, a parrot species, Eclectus grandis.
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uci, to come down, decend; siguci, to shower down upon; sabea uci, when the prayer is finished;
uci isa, to go ashore (disembark).
uduru, to excuse oneself because of illness (from Arabic).
ugah, sugar-cane; the most frequently cultivated species is brownish in color with yellow
stripes, and besides being eaten as a tidbit, is pressed to make sugared water.
ugah-ugah, a plant, Costus speciocus Smith.; the stem is used as a remedy against dizziness
and loss of consciousness.
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