lontaraʼ

== Buginese == === Etymology === From Malay daun lontar (“a type of leaf”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlontaraʔ/ === Proper noun === lontaraʼ (Lontara spelling ᨒᨚᨈᨑʼ) the Buginese holy book. the Lontara script used to write the Buginese language. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Lontara script on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Makasar == === Etymology === From Old Javanese lontar (“prepared palm-leaf used for writing on”), compound of ron (“leaf”); tal, tala (“palm”), from Sanskrit ताल (tāla, “palm”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlontaraʔ/, [ˈlõn.t̪ʰa.raʔ] Hyphenation: lon‧ta‧raʼ === Noun === lontaraʼ (Lontara spelling ᨒᨚᨈᨑ or 𑻮𑻶𑻦𑻭, definite lontaraka, 3rd person possessive lontaraʼna) manuscript handwriting ==== Affixations ==== ==== Compounds ==== === Further reading === A. A. Cense (2024), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek‎[1], Brill, →DOI