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Makasar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsoʔri/,
- Hyphenation: soʼ‧ri
Noun
soʼri (Lontara spelling ᨔᨚᨑᨗ)
- foam skimmed during the cooking of sago palm sugar, typically placed in bamboo.
- a delicacy sold in markets, often eaten with taipa lolo (ripe mango) or kaluku lolo (young coconut).
Verb
soʼri (Lontara spelling ᨔᨚᨑᨗ, semi-transitive annyoʼri)
- (transitive) to try, taste, test (e.g., to check if something is good or ready).
- Synonym: coba
- Soʼrisài anne soka ― Taste this soup.
Affixations
Further reading
- A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, Brill, →DOI