saʼbe

Makasar

Etymology

From Malay sebai (“shawl”) or Khmer ស្បៃ (sbay, “cheesecloth; a kind of woman's shawl-like garmet made of silk”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaʔbe/, [ˈsaʔ.ɓɛ]
  • Hyphenation: saʼ‧be

Noun

saʼbe (Lontara spelling ᨔᨅᨙ)

  1. silk
  2. corn silk (the silky strands from corn cob)

Compounds

  • lipaʼ saʼbe
  • saʼbe attungkalaʼ
  • saʼbe biralle
  • saʼbe kambang
  • saʼbe lappaʼ
  • saʼbe mata
  • saʼbe renggang
  • saʼbe tiʼnoʼ

Further reading

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