litereʼ

Makasar

Etymology

From Dutch liter (“litre”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlitereʔ/, [ˈli.t̪ʰe.reʔ]
• Hyphenation: li‧te‧reʼ

Noun

litereʼ (Lontara spelling ᨒᨗᨈᨙᨑᨙ)

1. litre

   Tallullitereʼ jeʼneʼ nainung

   He drank three litres of water

   Silitereʼ minnyaʼ kaluku naballi

   He bought a litre of coconut oil

Further reading

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