balolang

Makasar

Alternative forms

• bilolang

Etymology

Compare Malay belolang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlolaŋ/, [ɓa.ˈlo.lãŋ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lo‧lang

Noun

balolang (Lontara spelling ᨅᨒᨚᨒ)

1. A type of fishing canoe with outriggers, characterized by its long, deep, and narrow shape, equipped with a single mast and lacking a bangkeng salaraʼ.

Affixations

• aʼbalolang
• pabalolang

 

Further reading

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