bonto

See also: bontó

Akan

Noun

bonto

  1. boat

Italian

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔn.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɔnto
  • Hyphenation: bòn‧to

Noun

bonto m (plural bonti)

  1. synonym of inia (Amazon River dolphin)

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *buntu (high ground; mainland). Cognate Buginese botto, Toraja-Sa'dan buntu (mountain).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbonto/, [ˈɓɔ̃n.t̪ʰɔ]
  • Hyphenation: bon‧to

Noun

bonto (Lontara spelling ᨅᨚᨈᨚ)

  1. high ground, elevated ground in a plain, on which villages are built (in flat terrain, wet rice fields are established)
  2. mainland, shore

Affixations

  • aʼbonto
  • aʼbonto-bonto

Further reading

  • Cense, A. A. (1979) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN