bata-bata

Makasar

Etymology 1

Reduplication of bata (“stack”).

Adjective

bata-bata (Lontara spelling ᨅᨈᨅᨈ or 𑻤𑻦𑻤𑻦)

  1. well-stacked
    Sangga bajiʼmamo bata-batana
    It is very well-stacked.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay bata-bata (“hesitant; in doubt”), or synchronically a Reduplication of bata (“hesitant”).

Adjective

bata-bata (Lontara spelling ᨅᨈᨅᨈ or 𑻤𑻦𑻤𑻦)

  1. hesitant; in doubt
    Naempòi bata-bata
    There rests a suspicion on him.
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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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