kasaraʼ

Makasar

Etymology

Cognate with Malay kasar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkasaraʔ/, [ˈkʰa.sa.raʔ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧sa‧raʼ

Adjective

kasaraʼ (Lontara spelling ᨀᨔᨑ)

1. coarse, rough (not smooth).

   Antonym: alusuʼ

Verb

kasaraʼ (Lontara spelling ᨀᨔᨑ, semi-transitive akkasaraʼ)

1. (transitive) to manifest, to take on a material form (of spirits, e.g. the spirit of a murdered person), to appear.

Affixations

• ampakkasarrang
• ampakkasarri

 

Further reading

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