rukuʼ

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *(d)uku(t), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zukut (“grass”). Compare Sundanese jukut, Karo Batak dukut, Old Javanese dukut.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrukuʔ/, [ˈru.kʰuʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ru‧kuʼ

Noun

rukuʼ (Lontara spelling ᨑᨘᨀᨘ)

  1. grass, weed

Affixations

  • rukuʼ-rukuʼ

Compounds

  • rukuʼ bego
  • rukuʼ bulo-bulo
  • rukuʼ lapaʼ-lapaʼ
  • rukuʼ rambo-rambo
  • rukuʼ sanigi

Further reading

  • A. A. Cense (2024), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek‎[1], Brill, →DOI
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