pinisiʼ

Makasar

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pinis, pinas, from Dutch pinas. Compare to French pinasse, English pinnace.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpinisiʔ/, [ˈpʰi.ni.siʔ]
  • Hyphenation: pi‧ni‧siʼ

Noun

pinisiʼ (Lontara spelling ᨄᨗᨊᨗᨔᨗ)

  1. A type of trading proa or schooner.

Usage notes

  • It is a term now in general use, largely replacing the older term padewakang.

Derived terms

compounds
  • sombalaʼ pinisiʼ

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: pinisi
  • → English: pinisi

Further reading

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