aʼjeʼneʼ

Makasar

Etymology

aʼ- +‎ jeʼneʼ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aʔˈɟeʔneʔ]

Verb

aʼjeʼneʼ (Lontara spelling ᨕᨍᨙᨊᨙ)

  1. (intransitive) to bathe (with, someone);
  2. to secrete a watery substance (from fermented rice on which water has been placed);
  3. to pay interest.

Compounds

  • aʼjeʼneʼ anaʼ lolo
  • aʼjeʼneʼ maeja
  • aʼjeʼneʼ mata
  • aʼjeʼneʼ mata ceraʼ
  • aʼjeʼneʼ mata ruyung
  • aʼjeʼneʼ sapparaʼ
  • doeʼ aʼjeʼneʼ

Further reading

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