takua

Ternate

Etymology

From Malay takwa, from Arabic تَقْوَى (taqwā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ta.ˈku.a]

Noun

takua

1. (Islam) taqwa
2. piety

References

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