timoroʼ

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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)

  1. (meteorology) East Asian monsoon, which brings the dry season coming from the east (of Turatea) or south (of Gowa).
  2. (meteorology) easterly.

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Further reading

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