tappu
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See also: தப்பு
Corsican
[edit]Noun
[edit]tappu m (plural tappi)
Japanese
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Makasar
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]tappu (Lontara spelling ᨈᨄᨘ or 𑻦𑻣𑻴)
- always coming true (e.g., of a divination book); making accurate predictions
Verb
[edit]tappu (Lontara spelling ᨈᨄᨘ or 𑻦𑻣𑻴, semi-transitive annappu, passive nitappu)
- (transitive) to mention; to name; to recite
- Inai areng natappu ridallekanna lantaraka?
- Whose name did he mention before the district court?
- Kutappumemangi kalengku laʼjulu-tope
- I have always said of myself that I would share a sarong with her (i.e., that I would marry her).
- Annappusàko bedeng siapa-are areng-jukuʼ
- Come on, name a few fish names.
- (transitive) to elect; to choose as
- I Anu nitappu aʼjari kapala
- N.N. is elected to become village head.
- Annappu kapala
- To elect a village head.
- (transitive) to appoint (as); to designate
- Nitappu ronda
- To be appointed as night watchman.
- Nitappu mange akkusiang
- To be designated for corvée labor.
- Inai nutappu sumpaeng angkana palukkaʼ?
- Who did you just point out as the thief?
- (transitive) to pronounce (sounds or letters)
- Bajiki batena annappu hurupuʼ
- He pronounces the letters clearly.
- (transitive) to guess (e.g., of a riddle); to give the solution to
- Tappusàinne bedeng anu kukangkanga
- Come on, guess what I have in my hand here.
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Further reading
[edit]- Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, pages 780-781