bajiʼ butta

== Makasar == === Etymology === From bajiʼ (“good”) +‎ butta (“land”). === Noun === bajiʼ butta (Lontara spelling ᨅᨍᨗ ᨅᨘᨈ) (historical) the state of the land being in good condition; specifically referring to the era before the land was conquered by colonial powers === Further reading === Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN