aʼ-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "a"

Makasar

Alternative forms

• maʼ-

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aʔ-].

The glottal stop totally assimilates to a following stop or sibilant:

• a'- + p- > app-
• a'- + t- > att-
• a'- + c- > acc-
• a'- + k- > akk-
• a'- + s- > ass-.

Prefix

aʼ-

1. derivational prefix forming intransitive verbs from nouns and other roots
2. inflectional prefix forming the semi-transitive of transitive verbs

Derived terms

Makasar terms prefixed with aʼ-