pulitìʼ

Makasar

Alternative forms

• polotìʼ, politìʼ

Etymology

From Dutch politiek (“politic”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puliˈtiʔ/, [pʰu.li.ˈt̪ʰiʔ]
• Hyphenation: pu‧li‧tìʼ

Noun

pulitìʼ (Lontara spelling ᨄᨘᨒᨗᨈᨗ)

1. politics
2. a cunning plan, a ruse, a trick

Affixations

• appulitìʼ
• pappulitìʼ
• papulitìʼ
• pulitìki

Further reading

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