Part of Speech | n |
Pronunciation | pəˈtori ~ poˈtori |
Borrowed Word | Likely ultimately from Malay ‹batari› ‘sorghum’, but the relevant intermediates are not known, likely languages to the West. Vowels suggest this was a distinct borrowing event to that of pèter. |
Example 848:
Pètori ma lèle mingmo.There's boiled corn in the pot.