laʼlang talaʼ

== Makasar == === Etymology === From laʼlang (“shadow; umberella”) +‎ talaʼ (“palmyra palm”). === Noun === laʼlang talaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨒᨒ ᨈᨒ or 𑻮𑻲𑻦𑻮, definite laʼlang talaka, 3rd person possessive laʼlang talaʼna) the shadow of a lontar palm (idiomatic) a person who neglects their own relatives in favor of strangers (metaphorically, because the palm gives little shade at its trunk, but casts its shadow further away) === Further reading === Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN