akkea

Makasar

Etymology

Affixed aʼ- +‎ kea

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈkːea/, [ak.ˈkʰe.a]
  • Hyphenation: ak‧ke‧a

Verb

akkea (Lontara spelling ᨕᨀᨙᨕ)

  1. (intransitive) To make a bobbing or wiggling motion with the hindquarters (e.g., the movement of a snipe).
  2. (intransitive) to make a rotating motion with the hips during coitus.
  3. (intransitive) To copulate, to engage in sexual intercourse.

Synonyms

  • akkejo (Dialectal)

Affixations

Further reading

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