kalimataʼ

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali-matək, from Proto-Austronesian *-matək (“jungle leech”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaliˈmataʔ/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧li‧ma‧taʼ

Noun

kalimataʼ (Lontara spelling ᨀᨒᨗᨆᨈ)

  1. A kind of leech that enters the nose and ears to drink.

See also

Further reading

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