pongoroʼ

Makasar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoŋoroʔ/, [ˈpʰɔ.ŋɔ.rɔʔ]
  • Hyphenation: po‧ngo‧roʼ

Adjective

pongoroʼ (Lontara spelling ᨄᨚᨂᨚᨑᨚ)

  1. crazy, mad, insane, silly
  2. mad; (with about) having a great liking or desire for; obsessive; (madly) in love with
    Pongoroki ribiolaHe is mad about the violin

Synonyms

Affixations

  • kapongòri
  • pongoʼ-pongoroʼ
  • pongòri

Further reading

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