anaʼ rara

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anak daʀa (“maiden, virgin, girl of marriageable age”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌanaʔˈrara/, [ˌa.nãʔ.ˈra.ra]
• Hyphenation: ra‧ra

Noun

anaʼ rara (Lontara spelling ᨕᨊ ᨑᨑ)

1. a young girl from 10-12 years of age

   Synonym: tau lolo

Compounds

• anaʼ rara sunting

Further reading

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