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Makasar
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *bulawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaw-an (“gold”), from Proto-Austronesian *bulaw (“gold colored”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈlaeŋ/,
- Hyphenation: bu‧la‧eng
Noun
bulaeng (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨒᨕᨙ)
- gold (element)
- (historical) a unit of mass about 2.5 gram for gold
- (card games) coin, one of the four card suits in the traditional omi playing card
- (figurative) a term of endearment used to refer to or address beloved one.
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Further reading
- A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, Brill, →DOI