passang

passang

Makasar

Alternative forms

  • pamassang

Etymology

From pa- +‎ assang (to clear the throat).

Verb

passang (Lontara spelling ᨄᨔ)

  1. (transitive) to make someone clear their throat

Further reading

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