bonto

See also: bontó

Akan

Noun

bonto

1. boat

Italian

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔn.to/
• Rhymes: -ɔnto
• Hyphenation: bòn‧to

Noun

bonto m (plural bonti)

1. Synonym of inia (“Amazon River dolphin”)

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *buntu (“high ground; mainland”). Cognate Buginese botto, Toraja-Sa'dan buntu (“mountain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbonto/, [ˈɓɔ̃n.t̪ʰɔ]
• Hyphenation: bon‧to

Noun

bonto (Lontara spelling ᨅᨚᨈᨚ)

1. high ground, elevated ground in a plain, on which villages are built (in flat terrain, wet rice fields are established)
2. mainland, shore

Affixations

• aʼbonto
• aʼbonto-bonto

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN