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oba bisi-bisi   medicine (with magic power)   noun

oba pasang   gun powder   noun

oba sageru   the root of the garcinia cowa tree, used in the fermentation stage of sageru production   noun

oba₁   medicine   noun

oba₂   active agent   noun

oba₃   alter   verb

oba tiop-tiop   medicine (with magic power)   noun

oeng₁   heartwood, the internal core of a branch or tree trunk   noun

oeng₂   nut   noun

oe₁   “hello!”   interjection

oe₂   “hey!” (exclamation to get someone’s attention)   interjection

ofen   oven   noun

ofo   a drink made of milk   noun

ofor   pass (something to someone)   verb

ofu   a drink made of milk   noun

oha   a dish made of sago   noun

oh   (exclamation of disapproval, dislike or disbelief)   interjection

okeper   four-sided roof   noun

okir   the tree Schizomeria serrata   noun

okor₁   agree   verb

okor₂   conspire   verb

ola   point with one’s index finger   verb

ole   “yes”   interjection

oleng   off-kilter   adjective

ole-ole   souvenir, gift   noun

ole sio   “alas!” (expression of regret or sadness)   interjection

oma   “grandparent”, term of address for an elderly person   noun

omang-omang   the limber hole of a boat   noun

omba   wave   noun

omba guling   waves that impact a boat yet do not break   noun

omba hela   a kind of ocean wave   noun

omba-omba   wavy   adjective

omba pica-pica   breaking waves   noun

omba puti-puti   waves breaking on the surface of the sea   noun

ombong   dew   noun

om   “uncle”, term of address for an older man   noun

ompong   gap between teeth due to tooth loss   noun

ompreng   bowls or plates made of aluminum or zinc   noun

ona   “miss”, term of address for a younger female   noun

onar   (of reputations) sullied   adjective

oncis   childish term for penis   noun

onde   lottery   noun

onde-onde   a cake identical to the onde-onde found in malay-influenced regions (called klepon in java), but grated cassava is used instead of rice flour   noun

ondo   the Indian three-leaved yam (Dioscorea hispida)   noun

ondo-ondo   pay attention to   verb

ondos₁   flirt   verb

ondos₂   flirtatious   adjective

oneng   female genitalia   noun

ong   your (shortened form of “ose pung”)   adjective

ongkos   cost   noun

onosel₁   flirt   verb

onosel₂   flirtatious   adjective

onosel₃   craves praise   adjective

ontal₁   handful of small foods such as nuts, sweets, etc   noun

ontal₂   globular, sticky mass   noun

ontua₁   he, she (formal)   noun

ontua₂   term of address for an older person   pronoun

o’o   “I see!”   interjection

oou   a large coconut shell used to find, for example, kanari nuts or cloves (?)   noun

opa   “grandfather”, term of address for an elderly man   noun

opal   tacking into the wind   verb

opar   coral that resembles trees or mushrooms   noun

opek   female genitals   noun

orang asing   trader   noun

orang dagang   stranger, foreigner   noun

orang gadean   credit bondsman   noun

orang pambunu   kidnapper   noun

orang prang   warrior   noun

orangtatua   parents   noun

orang tau tover-tover   sorcerer   noun

orangtotua   parents   noun

oras   general time of day   noun

orat₁   tendon   noun

orat₂   wood grain   noun

orlapei   traditional social dance of Portuguese origin   noun

orombai   net-fishing boat, typically a large-planked canoe without outriggers   noun

osa   something that can’t be cooked, such as cassava or sweet potato, because when peeled it looks blackish (?)   noun

ose   you (rude)   pronoun

os   you (rude)   noun

ostar   oyster   noun

ostrali   Australia   noun

o₁   you (rude)   pronoun

o₂   (a particle that goes on the end of a sentence for a softening or smoothing effect)   interjection

oto aer   water tanker truck   noun

oto bes   bus   noun

oto demu   tuk-tuk   noun

oto   car   noun

oto minya   fuel tanker truck   noun

oto trek   delivery truck   noun

ou’ou   drinking bowl made of coconut shell   noun

oweher   elderly gentleman   noun

oyang   “great-grandparent”, nickname for children named after their great-grandparents   noun