balài

Makasar

Etymology

bala +‎ -i

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈlai/, [ɓa.ˈla.i]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧là‧i

Verb

balài (Lontara spelling ᨅᨒᨕᨗ, semi-transitive ambalai)

  1. to cause someone to have an accident; to bring misfortune upon someone
    Sikeʼdeʼmamaʼ nabalài i Basoʼ
    Baso almost caused me to have an accident

Further reading

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