appatara

== Makasar == === Etymology === From aʼ- +‎ patara. === Verb === appatara (Lontara spelling ᨕᨄᨈᨑ or 𑻱𑻣𑻦𑻭) (intransitive) to hold something up or underneath to catch or receive something Appatara dari ― To hold up a scoop net to catch fish in it. Appatara palaʼ ― To hold up the palms of the hands; to pray. Appatara bawa ― To hold up the mouth (idiom: to ask for food). Appataramaʼ ― I ask for permission not to have to do it. === Further reading === Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN