alusi

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch allusie, from French allusion, from Latin allūsiōnem (“frolicking”).

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈlu.si/
• Rhymes: -si
• Hyphenation: a‧lu‧si

alusi (plural alusi-alusi)

1. (literature) allusion: an indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned

   Synonyms: kiasan, kilatan

• “alusi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

From alusuʼ (“fine; soft”) +‎ -i.

alusi (Lontara spelling ᨕᨒᨘᨔᨗ)

1. (transitive) to make fine; to soften
2. (transitive) to refine; to make gentle

   Alusi gauʼnu punna niaʼ toana

   Behave gently (politely) when there are guests.

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN