lontaraʼ

Buginese

Etymology

From Malay daun lontar (“a type of leaf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlontaraʔ/

Proper noun

lontaraʼ (Lontara spelling ᨒᨚᨈᨑʼ)

1. the Buginese holy book.
2. the Lontara script used to write the Buginese language.

Derived terms

• pa'lontara'

Further reading

• Lontara script on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Makasar

Etymology

From Old Javanese lontar (“prepared palm-leaf used for writing on”), compound of ron (“leaf”) +‎ tal, tala (“palm”), from Sanskrit ताल (tāla, “palm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlontaraʔ/, [ˈlõn.t̪ʰa.raʔ]
• Hyphenation: lon‧ta‧raʼ

Noun

lontaraʼ (Lontara spelling ᨒᨚᨈᨑ)

1. manuscript
2. handwriting

Affixations

• aʼlontaraʼ
• paʼlontarrang

Compounds

• anrong lontaraʼ
• lontaraʼ bilang
• lontaraʼ lekoʼ balloʼ
• ukiriʼ lontaraʼ

Further reading

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