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Makasar
Etymology
From Proto-South Sulawesi *kɨlloŋ.
Pronunciation
Noun
kallong (Lontara spelling ᨀᨒᨚ)
- (anatomy) neck
Verb
kallong (Lontara spelling ᨀᨒᨚ)
- (transitive) to choke on a solid object
- Nakallonga' buku juku'. ― I have choked on a fishbone.
References
- Aburaerah Arief (1995) Kamus Makassar–Indonesia, Ujung Pandang: Yayaan Perguruan Islam Kapita.
- Jukes, Anthony (2020) A Grammar of Makasar: A Language of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Leiden: Brill
Mapun
Noun
kallong
- neck