kabalalàng

Makasar

Etymology

balala +‎ ka- -ang

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kabalaˈlaŋ/, [kʰa.ba.la.ˈlaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ba‧la‧làng

Noun

kabalalàng (Lontara spelling ᨀᨅᨒᨒ)

  1. gluttony, greediness
    Anne kabalalanna ambunoi
    His gluttony killed him

Further reading

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