appaʼ

See also: appa

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈapːaʔ/, [ˈap.pʰaʔ]
• Hyphenation: ap‧paʼ

Makasar numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: appaʼ     Ordinal: makaappaʼ     Adverbial: pinngappaʼ     Ordinal adverbial: makapinngappaʼ     Multiplier: lappi appaʼ     Distributive: taʼappaʼ     Distributive adverbial: tappinngappaʼ     Fractional: tawa appaʼ

Etymology 1

From Proto-South Sulawesi *ɨppat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

appaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨕᨄ or 𑻱𑻣)

1. four

Derived terms

affixations

• appàkki
• makaappaʼ
• makapinngappaʼ
• pinngappaʼ
• tappinngappaʼ
• taʼappaʼ

compounds

• allappaʼ appaʼ
• appaʼ ece-ece
• lappi appaʼ
• sampulo anngappaʼ
• tawa appaʼ

reduplications

• appaʼ appaʼ
• appaʼ-appaʼ

Etymology 2

Compare cappaʼ (“tip; end”).

Noun

appaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨕᨄ or 𑻱𑻣, definite appaka, 3rd person possessive appaʼna)

1. tip; sharp end

   Goncingi appaʼna

   Cut the tip of it.

2. end; conclusion

   Appaʼna rupamaya

   The end of the story.

Derived terms

compounds

• appaʼ berasaʼ
• appaʼ kannying
• appaʼ karemeng
• appaʼ kaʼmuru
• appaʼ tanruʼ

Further reading

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