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Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbatːalaʔ/,
- Hyphenation: bat‧ta‧laʼ
Adjective
battalaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨅᨈᨒ)
- heavy, burdensome, weighty
- Synonym: ringang
Battalaʼngasengi kale-kalengku- I have a heavy feeling all over my body
Battalaki matangku- My eyes are heavy (e.g., from sleep)
- (figurative) important, serious
Battalaki ripanggaukang-mabajika- He is serious about doing good deeds.
- (figurative) difficult, hard, not easy
Battalaki kusaʼring lanjari anne gauka- I think that will be difficult to accomplish.
Battalaki rinakke- It is difficult for me.
- (figurative) reluctant, unwilling to do something
Battalakaʼ ampassareangi- I am reluctant to give it to him.
Noun
battalaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨅᨈᨒ)
- burden, what weighs on someone, what is someone's responsibility (wife and children)
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Further reading
- Cense, A. A. (1979) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN