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Makasar
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapal (“thick, as a plank”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkapalaʔ/,
- Hyphenation: ka‧pa‧laʼ
Adjective
kapalaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨀᨄᨒ)
- thick of flat object (e.g. plank, skin)
- Antonym: nipisiʼ
- numb after anesthesia
- have calluses
- Kapalaki limanna ― He has calluses on his hands
- (figurative) having many relatives or money
Derived terms
Further reading
- A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, Brill, →DOI