pakacci

Makasar

Etymology

From pa- +‎ kacci (“sour”).

Verb

pakacci (Lontara spelling ᨄᨀᨌᨗ or 𑻣𑻠𑻩𑻳)

  1. (transitive) to use something as a souring agent; to make something sour with
    Nipakacci lekoʼ lolona
    Its young leaves are used as a souring agent.

Further reading

  • Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page 313