palaku

Makasar

Etymology

From pa- +‎ laku (“sold”).

Verb

palaku (Lontara spelling ᨄᨒᨀᨘ or 𑻣𑻮𑻠𑻴)

1. (transitive) to sell off; to dispose of; to cause to be sold

   Synonym: pataralle

   Leʼbaʼmi kupalaku baluʼ-balukangku

   I have managed to sell off all my merchandise.

Further reading

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