baʼbaʼ-baʼbaraʼ

== Makasar == === Etymology === Reduplication of baʼbaraʼ. === Adjective === baʼbaʼ-baʼbaraʼ (Lontara spelling ᨅᨅᨅᨅᨑ or 𑻤𑻲𑻤𑻲𑻭) slightly sick; feverish === Noun === baʼbaʼ-baʼbaraʼ (Lontara spelling ᨅᨅᨅᨅᨑ or 𑻤𑻲𑻤𑻲𑻭, definite baʼbaʼ-baʼbaraka, 3rd person possessive baʼbaʼ-baʼbaraʼna) a slight illness (euphemistic) an epidemic; a widespread disease (used to downplay the severity of the disease to avoid provoking spirits) === Further reading === Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN