billeʼ

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbilːeʔ/, [ˈɓil.leʔ]
• Hyphenation: bil‧leʼ

Verb

billeʼ (Lontara spelling ᨅᨗᨒᨙ, semi-transitive aʼbilleʼ)

1. (transitive) to briefly open, unveil, expose or uncover something to reveal its inner or hidden side, such as pulling down an eyelid to examine the eye or lifting the corner of a playing card to which card it is.

Affixations

• ambillèki
• appabilleʼ
• aʼbilleʼ
• taʼbilleʼ

 

Further reading

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