bataraʼ

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-South Sulawesi *bata(r), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *baCaʀ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbataraʔ/, [ˈɓa.t̪ʰa.raʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧raʼ

Noun

bataraʼ (Lontara spelling ᨅᨈᨑ)

  1. sorghum a cereal, Sorghum bicolor.
  2. (Turatea, Konjo) maize; corn
    Synonym: biralle (Makasar, Standard)

Derived terms

  • bataraʼ tojeng
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