jeʼneʼ

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɟeʔneʔ/, [ˈɟʝeʔnẽʔ]

Noun

jeʼneʼ (Lontara spelling ᨍᨙᨊᨙ, definite jeʼneka, third-person possessive jeʼneʼna)

1. water

   Jeʼneʼ tamparang ― Sea water

   Synonym: ere (Bantaeng)

2. sap

   Jeʼneʼ lemo ― Lime sap

3. moisture
4. washing
5. gravy, broth, soup

   Jeʼneʼ coto ― Coto broth

6. drink, a beverage

   Jeʼneʼ kopi ― Coffee drink

   Jeʼneʼ te ― Tea drink

7. river (in the river name)

   Jeʼneʼ Berang ― Berang river

   Jeʼneʼ Ponto ― Ponto river

8. interest

   Jeʼneʼ doeʼ ― Money interest

   Siapa jeʼneʼna? ― How much is the interest?

Compounds

• jeʼneʼ bawa
• jeʼneʼ ceʼla
• jeʼneʼ doang
• jeʼneʼ golla
• jeʼneʼ inung
• jeʼneʼ kale
• jeʼneʼ keboʼ
• jeʼneʼ laʼba
• jeʼneʼ mata
• jeʼneʼ passili
• jeʼneʼ tape
• jeʼneʼ uring

 

Verb

jeʼneʼ (Lontara spelling ᨍᨙᨊᨙ)

1. (transitive) to bathe

Affixations

• anjeʼneki
• anjeʼnekiang
• appajeˈneʼ
• aʼjeʼneʼ
• aʼjeʼneʼ-jeʼneʼ
• pajeʼnekang
• paʼjeʼneʼ-jeʼnekang

 

Compounds

• jeʼneʼ banngi
• jeʼneʼ bariʼbasaʼ
• jeʼneʼ junnuʼ
• jeʼneʼ karueng
• jeʼneʼ parallu
• jeʼneʼ passili
• jeʼneʼ sala
• jeʼneʼ sambayang
• jeʼneʼ tanngallo

 

Further reading

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