Another idea is the name Maluku comes from the concept of “Maluku Kie Raha”. “Raha” means four, while “kie” here means mountain. referring to 4 mountains of Ternate, Tidore, Bacan, and Jailolo (Halmahera) which have their own kolano (title for local kings). Therefore the Maluku can come from: “Moloku” here means to grasp or hold. Using these the meaning of “Moloku Kie Raha” is “confederation of four mountain”. However the root word “loku” comes from local malay creole word for a unit, therefore not an indigenous language. The other idea is the word “Maloko” which is a combination of “Ma” whish is for support and “Loko” refer to area, which combining the words. The phrase “Maloko Kie Raha” means “the place/world which have four mountains”.