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Makasar
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ (“southeast monsoon”). Cognate with Mandar timor, Buginese timoʼ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtimoroʔ/,
- Hyphenation: ti‧mo‧roʼ
Noun
timoroʼ (Lontara spelling ᨈᨗᨆᨚᨑᨚ)
- (meteorology) East Asian monsoon, which brings the dry season coming from the east (of Turatea) or south (of Gowa).
- (meteorology) easterly.
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Further reading
- A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, Brill, →DOI