kalaumang

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Makasar

Alternative forms

Etymology

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kala-qumaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qumaŋ (hermit crab).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkalaˈumaŋ/,
  • Hyphenation: ka‧la‧u‧mang

Noun

kalaumang (Lontara spelling ᨀᨒᨕᨘᨆ)

  1. hermit crab

Further reading

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