raung

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Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *daun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun (leaf; blade of paddle or oar; ‘table’ for eating)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrauŋ/,
  • Hyphenation: ra‧uŋ

Noun

raung (Lontara spelling ᨑᨕᨘ)

  1. (Turatea, Bantaeng, Konjo, poetry) leaf
    Synonym: lekoʼ (Makasar, Standard)
    Maʼraung kayui kukang nakabanciangku.
    Like the leaves of trees is my suffering, why does she hate me.

Further reading

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