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Makasar
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lahud (“downstream, toward the sea”), from Proto-Austronesian *lahud (“downstream, toward the sea”).
Since the prestige dialect of Makasar is spoken on the western coast of the South Sulawesi peninsula, the originally relative meaning "toward the sea" was lexicalized as "west(wards)". In the Turatea and Bantaeng dialects which are located on the southern coast, lau' means "south".
Pronunciation
Adverb
lau' (Lontara spelling ᨒᨕᨘ)
- west
- Antonym: raya