karattasaʼ

Makasar

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kertas, from Arabic قِرْطَاس (qirṭās).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈratːasaʔ/, [kʰa.ˈrat̪.t̪ʰa.saʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧rat‧ta‧saʼ

Noun

karattasaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨀᨑᨈᨔ)

  1. paper (especially for printing, writing, or drawing paper).

Synonyms

Affixations

  • akkarattasaʼ

Compounds

  • buyang karattasaʼ
  • jarang jampi karattasaʼ
  • karattasaʼ bata
  • karattasaʼ panngukirang
  • karattasaʼ pappattaang

Further reading

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