baraʼ-baraʼ

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Makasar

Etymology

Reduplication of baraʼ

Pronunciation

Noun

baraʼ-baraʼ (Lontara spelling ᨅᨑᨅᨑ)

  1. gentle west wind
  2. Dialectal form of bangkeng baraʼ (flying termite)

Further reading

  • A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, Brill, →DOI