rantasaʼ

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Makasar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrantasaʔ/,
  • Hyphenation: ran‧ta‧saʼ

Adjective

rantasaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨑᨈᨔ)

  1. messy, untidy, sloppy, or neglected in appearance.
    Jama-jamanna i Ali taʼlalo rantasaʼna.
    Ali's work is very sloppy.
    Rantasaʼna anne ballaka.
    How messy this house looks.
  2. careless, thoughtless, negligent.
  3. exhausted or worn out from hard work.
    Rantasakaʼ anjoreng anjama
    I have to work my ass off there.
  4. whiny, or clingy, especially referring to a sick child; weepy and listless.
    Ruambanngiminne tuli rantasaʼ ka bambangi
    It has been weepy and listless for two nights because it has a fever.
  5. (euphemistic) menstruous, period.
    RantasakiShe has her period.

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Further reading

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