genggeng

Makasar

Etymology

From Xiamen Hokkien 龍眼 / 龙眼 (gêng-géng, “longan”, literally “dragon eye”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡeŋɡeŋ/, [ˈɡẽŋ.ɡẽŋ]
• Hyphenation: geng‧geng

Noun

genggeng (Lontara spelling ᨁᨙᨁᨙ)

1. longan

Further reading

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