bulaeng tau

Makasar

Etymology

Compound of bulaeng (“gold”) +‎ tau (“people”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bulaeŋ ˈtau/

Noun

bulaeng tau (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨒᨕᨙ ᨈᨕᨘ)

1. excellent, good person

   Bulaeng tau bainenna

   His wife is a good person.

Further reading

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