baraʼ

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat (“southwest monsoon”), from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat (“south wind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaraʔ/, [ˈɓa.raʔ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧raʼ

Noun

baraʼ (Lontara spelling ᨅᨑ)

1. (meteorology) Australian monsoon, which brings the rainy season coming from the west (of Turatea) or north (of Gowa).
2. (meteorology) westerly.

Affixations

• baraʼ-baraʼ

Compounds

• anaʼ baraʼ
• bangkeng baraʼ
• baraʼ lolo
• baraʼ tallung banngi
• baraʼ tappaʼ
• baraʼ tinaʼbung
• baraʼ tuju banngi
• jama baraʼ
• patana baraʼ
• tana baraʼ
• ulu baraʼ

Antonyms

• timoroʼ

See also

• waraʼ

Further reading

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