anrongi

== Makasar == === Etymology === From anrong +‎ -i. === Verb === anrongi (Lontara spelling ᨕᨑᨚᨂᨗ or 𑻱𑻭𑻶𑻢𑻳) (transitive) to act as a leader in something (e.g., in appadudu); to have someone or something in one's grip (transitive) to do something intensely or habitually; to gain momentum in doing something Naanrongi seng aʼbotoroka ― He is going to gamble heavily again. Naanrongi seng bosia ― It's going to rain almost every day again. Naanrongi karruʼna ― He's going to cry harder. === Further reading === Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN