akkea

Makasar

Etymology

Affixed aʼ- +‎ kea

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkːea/, [ak.ˈkʰe.a]
• Hyphenation: ak‧ke‧a

Verb

akkea (Lontara spelling ᨕᨀᨙᨕ)

1. (intransitive) To make a bobbing or wiggling motion with the hindquarters (e.g., the movement of a snipe).
2. (intransitive) to make a rotating motion with the hips during coitus.
3. (intransitive) To copulate, to engage in sexual intercourse.

Synonyms

• akkejo (Dialectal)

Affixations

• akkea-kea

 

Further reading

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