bone kambu

Makasar

Etymology

From bone (“content”) +‎ kambu (“inner part, interior; pith, marrow”).

Noun

bone kambu (Lontara spelling ᨅᨚᨊᨙ ᨀᨅᨘ or 𑻤𑻶𑻨𑻵𑻠𑻤𑻴, definite bone kambua)

  1. (anatomy) the internal organs of humans or animals; viscera; intestines; guts

Further reading

  • Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page 125