pasitaba
Makasar
Etymology
From pa- + sitaba (“to fit; to agree; to match”).
Verb
pasitaba (Lontara spelling ᨄᨔᨗᨈᨅ or 𑻣𑻰𑻳𑻦𑻤)
- (transitive) to make things fit together; to try on, fit, or match (of clothing or accessories)
- Sampulomi baju leʼbaʼ kupasitaba namanna seʼre taniaʼ kuagàng assitaba
- I have already tried on ten coats, but not a single one fits me.
- Appasitaba pakeang
- To try on / fit clothes.
- Napasitaba-tabai pakeanna
- He makes his clothes match well (e.g., in terms of color)
- (transitive) to reconcile; to bring to an agreement or accord; to mediate or bring people together
- Napasitabai i Ali siagàng sariʼbattanna
- He brought Ali and his brother to an agreement / he reconciled Ali and his brother.
- Tau appasitaba-taba
- Someone who brings a boy and a girl together; a matchmaker.
- (transitive) to consider someone or something as a fitting match or equal; to look upon with esteem
- Taena napasitabai kalenna bija-pammanakanna
- He feels his relatives are not a fitting match for him / he looks down on his family.
- (transitive) to cater to someone's tastes; to satisfy someone's appetite
- Ampasitaba-tabai iloroʼna
- To cater to someone's taste / to feed someone delicious food.
- (transitive or intransitive) to do something in moderation; to keep moderate, temperate, or restrained (in the reduplicated form pasitaba-taba)
- Kipasitabai pepeʼna
- We keep the fire moderate / we maintain a medium flame.
- Pasitaba-tabai
- Be moderate / exercise moderation (e.g., when eating or drinking).
- Pasitaba-tabai paʼrisitta
- Moderate your grief / restrain your sorrow.
- Taena nappasitaba-taba
- He exercises no moderation / he goes to extremes.
Derived terms
affixations and compounds
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Further reading
- Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, pages 740-744