ammantang

== Makasar == === Etymology === From amm- +‎ antang (“to stay/stop”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /amˈmantaŋ/, [ãm.ˈmãn.t̪ʰãŋ] Hyphenation: am‧man‧tang === Verb === ammantang (Lontara spelling ᨕᨆᨈ) (intransitive) to stand still; to stop Ammantangi horolojiku ― My watch stops. Jeʼneʼ ammantang ― Stagnant (still) water. (intransitive, euphemistic) to be pregnant (finer than tianang) (intransitive) to stay; to live; to reside (intransitive) to remain; to be left over Ia ammantanga ― The remainder; the rest. Ammantang-ritanai sunranna ― Her bride price remains in the rice field (it is not paid in cash, but the title deed is placed in the kampu). ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN