bunrang

Makasar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbun.raŋ/, [ˈɓũn.drãŋ]
  • Hyphenation: bun‧rang

Adjective

bunrang (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨑ)

  1. (of eyes) dim; glassy; faded; lacking luster.
    Bunrammi matanna
    His eyes have become dim (referring to the eyes of a dying person).
  2. (of glass, windows) dull; opaque; not clear.
  3. (of eye color) blue or gray (typically referring to the lighter eye colors of Europeans).
    Tau mabunranga matanna
    People with blue or gray eyes (i.e. Europeans).

Further reading

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