nipisiʼ

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Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *nipis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis (thin)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnipisiʔ/,
  • Hyphenation: ni‧pi‧siʼ

Noun

nipisiʼ (Lontara spelling ᨊᨗᨄᨗᨔᨗ)

  1. thin (of flat objects)
    Antonym: kapalaʼ (thick)
  2. light, not serious in nature

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Further reading

  • Cense, A. A. (1979) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN