OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from van Hoëvell (1876a): Ambon Malay

loko

•  grab; take.grijpen; pakken.

saloko

•  a handful, as much as one can take with one hand, as well as satjoebi(t), a little, or so much one can hold between two fingers.een handvol, zooveel men met eene hand kan pakken, evenals satjoebi(t), een beetje, of zooveel men tusschen twee vingers kan houden.