pikatu

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *katu (“to send”), from Proto-Austronesian *kaCu (“to bring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈkatu/, [pʰi.ˈkʰa.t̪ʰu]
• Hyphenation: pi‧ka‧tu

Verb

pikatu (Lontara spelling ᨄᨗᨀᨈᨘ, semi-transitive appikatu)

1. (transitive) to send something.

Affixations

• appikatu
• pappikatu
• pappikatuang
• pappikatui
• pikatùi

 

Further reading

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