tassikeʼdeʼ

Makasar

Alternative forms

• tassikaʼdeʼ

Etymology

taʼ- +‎ sikeʼdeʼ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tasːiˈkeʔdeʔ/, [t̪ʰas.si.ˈkʰeʔ.ɗeʔ]
• Hyphenation: tas‧si‧keʼ‧deʼ

Adjective

tassikeʼdeʼ (Lontara spelling ᨈᨔᨗᨀᨙᨉᨙ or 𑻦𑻰𑻳𑻠𑻵𑻧𑻵)

1. bit by bit, little by little

   Nasare tassikeʼdeʼ-keʼdekkiʼ

   I have a little something to ask you, lord

   Anngapai naniaʼ tau-kammadudu, tassikeʼdeʼ-keʼdeʼ larromi sedeng

   What kind of person is this, at the slightest thing he gets angry again

Further reading

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