gassalaʼ

Makasar

Etymology

Compare Javanese ꦒꦁꦱꦭ꧀ (gangsal), Tagalog gansal, Indonesian gangsal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡasːalaʔ/, [ˈɡas.sa.laʔ]
  • Hyphenation: gas‧sa‧laʼ

Noun

gassalaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨁᨔᨒ)

  1. (mathematics) odd, numerically indivisible by two
    Bilang gassalaʼ ― Odd number
  2. uneven; less than what it should be, lacking in completeness
  3. unequalable, unparalleled, beyond compare; extraordinary
    Gassalaʼ rapanna
    That which has no equal, of which it is difficult to find an equal
    Gassalaʼ rapanna bajiʼ-bajiʼna
    She is exceptionally clever/capable
    Gassalaʼ rapanna jaʼdalaʼna
    He is astonishingly naughty

Antonyms

  • gannaʼ

Derived terms

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Further reading

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