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Makasar
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʔba/,
- Hyphenation: aʼ‧ba
Noun
aʼba (Lontara spelling ᨕᨅ)
- flood (overflow of water)
Verb
aʼba (Lontara spelling ᨕᨅ)
- (intransitive) to flood, to overflow
- Aʼbai ribanngia ― It was flooded last night
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Further reading
- A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, Brill, →DOI