pamode

Makasar

Etymology

From pa- +‎ mode (“fashion”).

Noun

pamode (Lontara spelling ᨄᨆᨚᨉᨙ or 𑻣𑻥𑻶𑻧𑻵, definite pamodea)

  1. a fashionista; a dandy; someone who loves to dress up and follow fashion trends
    Pamodei daenna
    His older daughter is a fashionista.
    Inakke lannasaʼmamaʼ ancinìki pamodea, ammake baju kacinikangi bukkulenna
    I am astonished seeing the fashionistas, wearing clothes (so revealing that) their skin is visible.