kaluatereʼ

Makasar

Alternative forms

• kaliwatereʼ (dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabatəʀ (“sago grub”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaluˈatereʔ/, [kʰa.lu.ˈʷa.t̪ʰe.reʔ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧lu‧a‧te‧reʼ

Noun

kaluatereʼ (Lontara spelling ᨀᨒᨘᨕᨈᨙᨑᨙ)

1. sago grub, a grub or worm that grows on the sago plant.

Further reading

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