paraʼoto

Makasar

Etymology

From Dutch vrachtauto (“truck, lorry”). Compare Indonesian prahoto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paraʔˈoto/, [pʰa.raʔ.ˈɔ.t̪ʰɔ]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧raʼ‧o‧to

Noun

paraʼoto (Lontara spelling ᨄᨑᨕᨚᨈᨚ)

  1. lorry (UK), truck (US)
    Synonyms: oto lompo, tereʼ

Further reading

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