Jumpandang

Makasar

Alternative forms

• Ujumpandang

Etymology

Compound of ujung (“cape”) +‎ pandang (“kind of pandanus plant”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟumˈpandaŋ/, [ɟʝum.ˈpʰãn.dãŋ]
• Hyphenation: jum‧pan‧dang

Proper noun

Jumpandang (Lontara spelling ᨍᨘᨄᨉ)

1. name of the fort on the coast of Makassar, rebuilt by Cornelis Speelman, was given the name Fort Rotterdam.

   21/11/1667 Na naempòi Jumpandang Balandaya.

   21/11/1667 the Dutch occupied the fort Jumpandang.

2. (historical) Makassar (a city in South Sulawesi, Indonesia).

   Sitaummaʼ ammantang ri Jumpandang na tenapa kulabasaki.

   I've been living in Makassar for a year now, but I've never been around the whole city.

   Synonym: Mangkasaraʼ (modern)

Further reading

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