toeng

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *toyaŋ (“float, drift”). Cognate Mandar toyang, Buginese tojang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoeŋ/, [ˈt̪ʰo.ʷẽŋ]
• Hyphenation: to‧eng

Noun

toeng (Lontara spelling ᨈᨚᨕᨙ)

1. a hanging cradle (often made from a sarong)
2. a swing

Affixations

• attoeng
• tattoeng-toeng

 

Compounds

• toeng cina
• toeng lipaʼ
• toeng lompo
• toeng nirereʼ
• toeng nisorong

 

Further reading

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