bone bunga

Makasar

Etymology

From bone (“content”) +‎ bunga (“flower”).

Noun

bone bunga (Lontara spelling ᨅᨚᨊᨙ ᨅᨘᨂ or 𑻤𑻶𑻨𑻵𑻤𑻴𑻢, definite bone bungaya)

  1. (obsolete) the financial reward for bringing flowers to a grave, offered on a tray with betel nut to those who recite the prayers

Further reading

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