gassallì

Makasar

Etymology

gassalaʼ +‎ -i

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡasːaˈli/, [ɡas.sa.ˈli]
  • Hyphenation: gas‧sa‧lì

Verb

gassallì (Lontara spelling ᨁᨔᨒᨗ, semi-transitive anggassalì)

  1. to make something uneven, odd; to give too little
    Punna nusareaʼ teako gassallì
    if you give me some, don't give me an odd number; don't give me too little

Further reading

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