kantoroʼ

Makasar

Etymology

From Dutch kantoor (“office”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkantoroʔ/, [ˈkʰãn.t̪ʰɔ.rɔʔ]
• Hyphenation: kan‧to‧roʼ

Noun

kantoroʼ (Lontara spelling ᨀᨈᨚᨑᨚ)

1. office

   Punna mangeko rikantoroka, uʼrangitommami serokana arengku

   If you go to the office, remember to mention my name too

Affixations

• akkantoroʼ
• sipakkantorang

Compounds

• kantoroʼ bang
• kantoroʼ doeʼ
• kantoroʼ posoʼ
• kantoroʼ pulisi
• kantoroʼ talipòng
• kantoroʼ tau leʼleng

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN