sauru'

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-South Sulawesi *sau(r) (conquered, powerless). From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saur (conquered, subdued; lower, inferior).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

sauru' (Lontara spelling ᨔᨕᨘᨑᨘ)

  1. conquered, powerless (what is subdued or made to give up; no longer able to resist; no longer able to perform (as through old age); having become useless)