Sama, Central

mamah

‘drug’ betel nut.

Mamah , the fruit of the betel palm, is chewed together with betel leaves buow and lime hapo to produce a mildly narcotic effect. The younger people do not use betel nut, but as they age, they take up the practice.

pola (Sim, Tan)

‘tree’ betel palm

+Areca catechu .

buow

rust color.

This is derived from the color betel turns the mouth and lips.

rust-colored, as the breast of a rice bird.

In other places in the Philippines, the little rice bird is also called maya bird.