saʼra

Makasar

Etymology

From Sanskrit शब्द (śabda, “sound, voice”). Compare Buginese sadda.

Pronounciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaʔra/, [ˈsaʔ.ra]
• Hyphenation: saʼ‧ra

Noun

saʼra (Lontara spelling ᨔᨑ)

1. sound, voice.

   Tabajikamo saʼranna ― His voice is not good anymore.

Adjective

saʼra (Lontara spelling ᨔᨑ)

1. no longer able to perform what was previously possible (e.g. people, hunting horses, old vessels)

Affixations

• assaʼra
• pasaʼra
• passaʼra
• pisaʼra

 

Compounds

• bodo saʼra
• kodi saʼra
• lompo saʼra
• saʼra bodo
• saʼra ilalang
• saʼra laʼbu
• saʼra taʼbentang

 

Further reading

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