sangkala

Makasar

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शृङ्खल (śṛṅkhala, “chain; fetter”). Compare Malay sengkela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saŋˈkala/, [sãŋ.ˈkʰa.la]
• Hyphenation: sang‧ka‧la

Noun

sangkala (Lontara spelling ᨔᨀᨒ or 𑻰𑻠𑻮, definite sangkalaya)

1. wooden stocks or block in which the feet of the insane are locked (traditionally made of kayu majannang wood, associated with the word majannang meaning 'calm')

Derived terms

affixations

• nisangkala

Further reading

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