aʼba

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʔba/, [ˈaʔ.ɓa]
  • Hyphenation: aʼ‧ba

Noun

aʼba (Lontara spelling ᨕᨅ)

  1. flood (overflow of water)

Verb

aʼba (Lontara spelling ᨕᨅ)

  1. (intransitive) to flood, to overflow
    Aʼbai ribanngia ― It was flooded last night

Synonyms

Compounds

  • aʼba jangang-jangang
  • aʼba lompo

Further reading

  • A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek‎[1], Brill, →DOI
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