Mangkasaraʼ

Makasar

Etymology

Affixed maN- +‎ kasaraʼ (“rough; appear, manifest”). Cognate with Buginese Mangkasa', Toraja-Sa'dan Makkasa', Mandar Ma'asar, Malay Mengkasar (obsolete).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maŋˈkasaraʔ/, [mãŋ.ˈkʰa.sa.raʔ]

Proper noun

Mangkasaraʼ (Lontara spelling ᨆᨀᨔᨑ)

1. Makassar land, ethnic and Makasar-speaking area (from Laʼbakkang to Selayar).

   Lanaikaʼ ri Mangkasaraʼ ― I'm going to the Makasar (land)

   Butta Mangkasaraʼ ― Makasar land

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

   Synonym: Jumpandang (historical)

Adjective

Mangkasaraʼ (Lontara spelling ᨆᨀᨔᨑ)

1. relating to the Makasar ethnic group or their language.

   TuMangkasaraʼ ― Makasar Peoples

   Aʼbicara Mangkasaraʼ ― Speak Makasar

2. (later) of or relating to the city of Makassar or Makasar land.
3. unshaven, clumsy, rude, boorish.

   Mangkasaraʼ tojengko ― How rude you are (e.g. when speaking)

Affixations

• kamangkasarrang

 

Compounds

• care-care mangkasaraʼ
• kana mangkasaraʼ

 

Further reading

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