karattasaʼ

Makasar

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kertas, from Arabic قِرْطَاس (qirṭās).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈratːasaʔ/, [kʰa.ˈrat̪.t̪ʰa.saʔ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧rat‧ta‧saʼ

Noun

karattasaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨀᨑᨈᨔ)

1. paper (especially for printing, writing, or drawing paper).

Synonyms

• buyang

Affixations

• akkarattasaʼ

Compounds

• buyang karattasaʼ
• jarang jampi karattasaʼ
• karattasaʼ bata
• karattasaʼ panngukirang
• karattasaʼ pappattaang

Further reading

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