balèʼ

See also: bale

Makasar

Etymology

From Dutch blik (“a can, a tin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈleʔ/, [ɓa.ˈleʔ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lèʼ

Noun

balèʼ (Lontara spelling ᨅᨒᨙ or 𑻤𑻮𑻵, definite baleka, 3rd person possessive baleʼna)

1. a tin; a can (e.g., for cigarettes, but specifically referring to a kerosene tin)
2. a unit of volume using a kerosene tin (e.g., for measuring sand or gravel)

Further reading

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