oloang

Banggai

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oloaŋ/

Noun

oloang

1. axe

Further reading

Kamus Banggai-Indonesia (Banggai-Indonesian Dictionary)

Makasar

Etymology

From olo (“direction; front”) +‎ -ang.

Noun

oloang (Lontara spelling ᨕᨚᨒᨚᨓ or 𑻱𑻶𑻮𑻶𑻯, definite oloanga, 3rd person possessive oloanna)

1. a course; a heading

   Napinrai oloanna ― He changed his course.

2. the bow of a ship

Classifier

oloang (Lontara spelling ᨕᨚᨒᨚᨓ)

1. (classifier) a classifier used for counting ships

   Patampulo oloanna kappalaʼ ― Forty ships.

Further reading

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