biluaʼ

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *belu(b)ak (“hair of the head”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiluaʔ/, [ˈɓi.lu.aʔ]
• Hyphenation: bi‧lu‧aʼ

Noun

biluaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨅᨗᨒᨘᨕ)

1. (Turatea dialect) gomuti, A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained from the leafstalks of Arenga pinnata.

   Synonym: moncong (Standard)

Further reading

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