lompo bata-bata

Makasar

Etymology

From lompo (“big”) +‎ bata-bata (“hesitant; suspicious”).

Adjective

lompo bata-bata (Lontara spelling ᨒᨚᨄᨚ ᨅᨈᨅᨈ or 𑻮𑻶𑻣𑻶𑻤𑻦𑻤𑻦)

  1. always bearing suspicion; highly suspicious; paranoid

Further reading

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