riwa

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *riba (“lap”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriwa/, [ʼri.wa]
• Hyphenation: ri‧wa

Verb

riwa (Lontara spelling ᨑᨗᨓ, semi-transitive anriwa)

1. (transitive) to lap:
   1. To hold (someone) in one's lap.
   2. To hold (someone) in a similar way as above.

Affixations

• anriwa
• aʼriwa
• paʼriwàng
• piriwaiang
• piriwài
• siriwa

Further reading

• A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek‎^[1], Brill, →DOI