timoroʼ

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ (“southeast monsoon”). Cognate with Mandar timor, Buginese timoʼ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtimoroʔ/, [ˈt̪ʰi.mɔ̃.rɔʔ]
• Hyphenation: ti‧mo‧roʼ

Noun

timoroʼ (Lontara spelling ᨈᨗᨆᨚᨑᨚ)

1. (meteorology) East Asian monsoon, which brings the dry season coming from the east (of Turatea) or south (of Gowa).
2. (meteorology) easterly.

Affixations

• appatimoroʼ
• katimorang
• pappattimorang
• pattimoroʼ
• timoʼ-timorang
• timoʼ-timoroʼ

Compounds

• anaʼ timoroʼ
• timoroʼ battang
• timoroʼ karring

Antonyms

• baraʼ

See also

• timboroʼ

Further reading

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