aʼrekeng

Makasar

Etymology

aʼ- +‎ rekeng

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʔˈrekeŋ/, [aʔ.ˈre.kʰẽŋ]
• Hyphenation: aʼ‧re‧keng

Verb

aʼrekeng (Lontara spelling ᨕᨑᨙᨀᨙ)

1. (intransitive) to count

   Rekensài anjo doeka ― Count that money

2. (transitive) Alternative spelling of anrekeng (“to calculate, to add up; to consider as”)

Further reading

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