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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)
- (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