assayang

== Makasar == === Etymology === From aʼ- +‎ sayang (“to fly away; to float”). === Verb === assayang (Lontara spelling ᨕᨔᨐ or 𑻱𑻰𑻬) (intransitive) to hover; to soar; to fly away; to float away Synonym: allayang (intransitive, idiomatic) to be deeply startled or shocked === Further reading === Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page 682