rantasaʼ

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrantasaʔ/, [ˈran.t̪ʰa.saʔ]
• Hyphenation: ran‧ta‧saʼ

Adjective

rantasaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨑᨈᨔ)

1. messy, untidy, sloppy, or neglected in appearance.

   Jama-jamanna i Ali taʼlalo rantasaʼna.

   Ali's work is very sloppy.

   Rantasaʼna anne ballaka.

   How messy this house looks.

2. careless, thoughtless, negligent.
3. exhausted or worn out from hard work.

   Rantasakaʼ anjoreng anjama

   I have to work my ass off there.

4. whiny, or clingy, especially referring to a sick child; weepy and listless.

   Ruambanngiminne tuli rantasaʼ ka bambangi

   It has been weepy and listless for two nights because it has a fever.

5. (euphemistic) menstruous, period.

   Rantasaki ― She has her period.

Affixations

• karantassang
• rantassi

 

Compounds

• baine rantasaʼ
• rantasaʼ buku

 

Further reading

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