balolang

Makasar

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Malay belolang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈlolaŋ/, [ɓa.ˈlo.lãŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧lo‧lang

Noun

balolang (Lontara spelling ᨅᨒᨚᨒ)

  1. A type of fishing canoe with outriggers, characterized by its long, deep, and narrow shape, equipped with a single mast and lacking a bangkeng salaraʼ.

Affixations

  • aʼbalolang
  • pabalolang

Further reading

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