ilalang

Makasar

Etymology

From i +‎ lalang (“inside”).

Preposition

ilalang (Lontara spelling ᨕᨗᨒᨒ)

1. inside; within; in

   Ilalang riballaka ― Inside the house.

   Ilalanna pattia ― Inside the chest.

   Bicara ilalanta ― Our internal customary laws.

2. during; within (of a time period)

   Ilalanna tallua jumàʼ

   Within three weeks.

   Ilalang ammempoku anrinni

   During my stay here.

3. per; among; included

   Gajina sampulo rupia ilalang kanrena

   His salary is ten guilders with food included.

   Ilalanna seʼrea ballaʼ taʼrua sambulayang napake

   Per one house, there are two triangular gables.

Derived terms

affixations

• ilalangang
• ilalanngang
• tumailalang

Further reading

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