taʼmisiʼ

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taq(ə)mis (“sweet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaʔmisiʔ/, [ˈt̪ʰaʔ.mĩ.siʔ]
• Hyphenation: taʼ‧mi‧siʼ

Adjective

taʼmisiʼ (Lontara spelling ᨈᨆᨗᨔᨗ)

1. very sweet (of food)

   Parrangi ri taʼmisiʼ. ― He can stand the very sweet taste.

Affixations

• pataʼmisiʼ

Further reading

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