lapòroʼ

Makasar

Etymology

From the dissimilation of Dutch rapport (“report”). Compare Indonesian lapor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈporoʔ/, [la.ˈpʰo.roʔ]
  • Hyphenation: la‧po‧roʼ

Noun

lapòroʼ (Lontara spelling ᨒᨄᨚᨑᨚ)

  1. a report
    Appantama lapòroʼ ― To submit a report
  2. a school report card
    Kodi lapòroʼna ― His/her school report is bad

Affixations

Further reading

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