anrong lima

Makasar

Etymology

Compound of anrong (“mother”) +‎ lima (“hand”). Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina ni lima (“thumb”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌanroŋ ˈlima/
Hyphenation: an‧rong, li‧ma

Noun

anrong lima (Lontara spelling ᨕᨑᨚ ᨒᨗᨆ)

(anatomy) thumb

Related terms

kaningking (“little finger, pinky”)
paccincingang (“ring finger”)
panjoʼjoʼ (“index finger”)
tannga lima (“middle finger”)

Further reading

Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN