rupama

rupama

Makasar

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Sanskrit उपमा (upamā, “comparison; simile; resemblance”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ruˈpama/, [ru.ˈpʰa.ma]
  • Hyphenation: ru‧pa‧ma

Noun

rupama (Lontara spelling ᨑᨘᨄᨆ)

  1. story, tale, fable, fairy tale
    Rupamanna pundareʼ-dareʼ siagàng punjangang romang
    The fable of the monkey and the jungle fowl.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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