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Makasar
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat (“southwest monsoon”), from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat (“south wind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaraʔ/,
- Hyphenation: ba‧raʼ
Noun
baraʼ (Lontara spelling ᨅᨑ)
- (meteorology) Australian monsoon, which brings the rainy season coming from the west (of Turatea) or north (of Gowa).
- (meteorology) westerly.
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Further reading
- A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, Brill, →DOI