bulaeng

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *bulawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaw-an (“gold”), from Proto-Austronesian *bulaw (“gold colored”).

Pronounciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈlaeŋ/, [ɓu.ˈla.ẽŋ]
• Hyphenation: bu‧la‧eng

Noun

bulaeng (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨒᨕᨙ)

1. gold (element)
2. (historical) a unit of mass about 2.5 gram for gold
3. (card games) coin, one of the four card suits in the traditional omi playing card
4. (figurative) a term of endearment used to refer to or address beloved one.

Affixations

• nibulaeng
• sibulaèngi

 

Compounds

• anaʼ bulaeng
• anrong bulaeng
• bulaeng buʼbuʼ
• bulaeng japing
• bulaeng kanre pole
• bulaeng leʼleng
• bulaeng lolo
• bulaeng mata
• bulaeng pappalele
• bulaeng paʼmaiʼ
• bulaeng samulaʼ
• bulaeng tau
• bulaeng tiʼnoʼ
• jeʼneʼ bulaeng
• kambaraʼ bulaeng

 

Further reading

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