kaʼjalaʼ

Makasar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʔɟalaʔ/, [ˈkʰaʔ.ɟʝa.laʔ]
  • Hyphenation: kaʼ‧ja‧laʼ

Adjective

kaʼjalaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨀᨍᨒ)

  1. expensive
    Antonym: lammoroʼ
    Tena najari kuballi sapedana ka kaʼjalaʼdudui.
    I didn't end up buying the bike because it was so expensive.
  2. difficult, rare
    Synonyms: okalaʼ, sukkaraʼ
    Kaʼjalaki rapanna.
    It is difficult to find its equal.

Derived terms

  • angkaʼjalli
  • kakaʼjallang
  • pakkaʼjallang
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