biluaʼ

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *belu(b)ak (“hair of the head”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiluaʔ/, [ˈɓi.lu.aʔ]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧lu‧aʼ

Noun

biluaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨅᨗᨒᨘᨕ)

  1. (Turatea dialect) gomuti, A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained from the leafstalks of Arenga pinnata.
    Synonym: moncong (Standard)

Further reading

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