baloʼ

Makasar

Etymology

From Dutch balk (“beam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaloʔ/, [ˈɓa.loʔ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧loʼ

Noun

baloʼ (Lontara spelling ᨅᨒᨚ)

1. block: a substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
2. beam

Affixations

• baloʼ-baloʼ

Compounds

• baloʼ lompo
• doeʼ baloʼ

Further reading

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