kapalaʼ
التعريفات والمعاني
== Makasar ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapal (“thick, as a plank”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkapalaʔ/, [ˈkʰa.pʰa.laʔ]
Hyphenation: ka‧pa‧laʼ
=== Adjective ===
kapalaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨀᨄᨒ or 𑻠𑻣𑻮)
thick of flat object (e.g. plank, skin)
Antonym: nipisiʼ
numb after anesthesia
have calluses
Kapalaki limanna ― He has calluses on his hands
(figurative) having many relatives or money
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
A. A. Cense (2024), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek[1], Brill, →DOI