biralle

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-South Sulawesi *(dr)əlle. From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zəlay (“a cereal grass with edible seeds that are also used as beads, Job’s tears: Coix lachryma-jobi L.”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [biˈralːɛ]

Noun

biralle (Lontara spelling ᨅᨗᨑᨒᨙ)

  1. maize, corn
    Synonyms: bataraʼ (Turatea), baʼdoʼ (Bantaeng)
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