anrong

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *indu-ŋ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanroŋ/, [ˈãn.drõŋ]

Noun

anrong (Lontara spelling ᨕᨑᨚ)

  1. mother (also of animals)
    anrongku ― my mother
    anrong ao ― step mother
    anrong jangang ― mother hen
  2. in compounds: that which is considered the principal part of something, the leading person of a community
    anrong tau ― village head
    anrong lima ― thumb
    anrong bulaeng ― gold ore
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