Pombo Terbang

English translation: Flying Dove

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Indonesian term or phrase:	Pombo Terbang
English translation:	Flying Dove
Entered by:	Marijke Singer

23:09 Sep 4, 2004

Indonesian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Botany

Indonesian term or phrase: Pombo Terbang

Name given to the Phalaenopsis amabilis orchid in the Moluccas. I would like to know what the two words mean. I also have:
Anggrek Boelan
which means Moon Orchid

It is just to add behind the term between brackets.

Marijke Singer

Flying Dove

Explanation:
The Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach the Moluccas [1512]. The Portuguese word "pombo" meaning "dove" is still used in the local dialect to denote a fying dove.

flying = terbang
dove = merpati

Please see http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/6497/ternate.html :
The first Portuguese expedition to the Moluccas, under the command of Antonio de Abreu, arrived in Amboina and in the Banda islands in 1512. After an adventurous voyage he went back at Malacca. Francisco Serrao and other members of this expedition wrecked on a reef off Lucopino island (Nusa Penju) not far from Ambon island, but somehow managed to reach first Ambon and then Ternate. There the Sultan of Ternate adopted Serrao as his personal councilor and made him and his companions prominent figures of his royal court.

From 1513, the Portuguese sent an annual trading fleet to the Spice islands. The first, under Captain Antonio de Miranda de Azevedo, opened two small "feitorias" one in Ternate and one in Batjan.

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Note added at 7 hrs 11 mins (2004-09-05 06:21:08 GMT)
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For \"Pombo\" look up in the Português-Malaio (Portugis-Melayu) glossary here:
www.shlrc.mq.edu.au/~leccles/portmel.pdf

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eldira
Indonesia
Local time: 23:06

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Flying Dove

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Flying Dove

Ramona Ali

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peer agreement (net): +2

Flying Dove

Explanation:
I think it means Flying Dove. I'm sure about Flying but not about Dove.

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Note added at 2 hrs 47 mins (2004-09-05 01:56:28 GMT)
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Terbang = Flying

Ramona Ali
Local time: 00:06
Native speaker of:

Malay

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Thank you for taking the time to answer Ramona. I wish I could give points to both of you.

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4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Flying Dove

eldira
Indonesia
Local time: 23:06
Native speaker of:

Indonesian

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