bauʼ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bau"

Makasar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbauʔ/, [ˈɓa.uʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧uʔ

Adjective

bauʼ (Lontara spelling ᨅᨕᨘ)

  1. fragrant
    Antonym: bottoʼ

Affixations

  • baùki

Compounds

  • gangang bauʼ
  • minnyaʼ bauʼ
  • pandang bauʼ

Noun

bauʼ (Lontara spelling ᨅᨕᨘ)

  1. A respectful term of address to high noble persons, used by older people to address younger people)
  2. A respectful term of address to people who hold a highly valued official position in Makasar society (e.g. as a prosecutor, teacher)
  3. A term of address to prominent people from the Malay peoples in Makassar (e.g. Bauʼ Uʼding for Kaʼimuddin)

Further reading

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