Jumpandang

Makasar

Alternative forms

  • Ujumpandang

Etymology

Compound of ujung (“cape”) +‎ pandang (“kind of pandanus plant”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟumˈpandaŋ/, [ɟʝum.ˈpʰãn.dãŋ]
  • Hyphenation: jum‧pan‧dang

Proper noun

Jumpandang (Lontara spelling ᨍᨘᨄᨉ)

  1. name of the fort on the coast of Makassar, rebuilt by Cornelis Speelman, was given the name Fort Rotterdam.
    21/11/1667 Na naempòi Jumpandang Balandaya.
    21/11/1667 the Dutch occupied the fort Jumpandang.
  2. (historical) Makassar (a city in South Sulawesi, Indonesia)
    Synonym: Mangkasaraʼ (modern)
    Sitaummaʼ ammantang ri Jumpandang na tenapa kulabasaki.
    I've been living in Makassar for a year now, but I've never been around the whole city.

Further reading

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