bayao rarokeng

Makasar

Etymology

Compound of bayao +‎ rarokeng

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bajao raˈrokeŋ/

Noun

bayao rarokeng (Lontara spelling ᨅᨐᨕᨚ ᨑᨑᨚᨀᨙ)

1. a brooded unfertilized egg, (eaten by children, especially girls, due to the belief that leaving such an egg uneaten might cause their endeavors to remain unfinished)
2. rotten egg

Further reading

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