baʼbiʼ

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʔbiʔ/, [ˈɓaʔ.ɓiʔ]
• Hyphenation: baʼ‧biʼ

Noun

baʼbiʼ (Lontara spelling ᨅᨅᨗ)

1. rind (skin of fruit, tree); bark; peel

   Baʼbiʼ unti ― Banana peel.

   Baʼbiʼ lame ― Cassava peel.

2. shell (of egg, crustacean)

   Baʼbiʼ bayao ― Egg shell.

   Baʼbiʼ tude ― Mussel shell.

Verb

baʼbiʼ (Lontara spelling ᨅᨅᨗ, semi-transitive ammaʼbiʼ)

1. (transitive) to peel or shell with the fingers.

Synonyms

• biʼbiʼ

Affixations

• ammaʼbiʼ
• baʼbìki

 

Further reading

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