sirato

Ternate

Etymology

From si- (causative prefix) +‎ rato (gust of wind, storm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [si.ˈɾa.to]

Verb

sirato (Jawi سيراتو)

  1. (transitive) to finish, to bring to an end
  2. (transitive) to use up

Conjugation

Conjugation of sirato
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tosirato fosirato misirato
2nd person nosirato nisirato
3rd
person
masculine osirato isirato
yosirato (archaic)
feminine mosirato
neuter isirato

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