koporoʼ

Makasar

Sense 1.

Etymology

From Dutch koffer (“suitcase”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoporoʔ/, [ˈkʰɔ.pʰɔ.rɔʔ]
• Hyphenation: ko‧po‧roʼ

Noun

koporoʼ (Lontara spelling ᨀᨚᨄᨚᨑᨚ)

1. briefcase (A case used for carrying documents, especially for business)
2. suitcase (A large piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling)

Further reading

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