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Makasar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈilːaʔ/,
- Hyphenation: il‧laʼ
Etymology 1
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Noun
illaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨕᨗᨒ)
- the state of the eyes being open
Affixations
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic عِلَّة (ʕilla, “cause, reason”)
Noun
illaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨕᨗᨒ)
- an intention or purpose regarding someone or something
Niaʼ anne illaʼna taua maraʼ-maraeng.- that man has a strange (wrong) intention.
Apa illaʼnu na nupakammaʼ?- What was your intention that you made me like this?
Further reading
- A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, Brill, →DOI