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Makasar
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *bu(b)un, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubun (“well, cistern; spring”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuwuŋ/,
- Hyphenation: bu‧wung
Noun
buwung (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨓᨘ)
- (archaic, dialectal) Dialectal form of bungung (“well”)
Further reading
- A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, Brill, →DOI