The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Value -aŋ
- Language:
- Makassarese
- Parameter:
- 1. suffix used to form passive nouns: that on which, in which, with which something is done (e.g. 'back (anat.)' : 'carriage', 'to hold, keep ahold of' : 'handle', 'stand, stand up' : 'place where one stands, position'); 2. suffix used to form deverbal adjectives or nouns with a passive sense, and carrying an implication of possibility or desirability; 3. suffix used to form adjectives with the meaning 'afflicted with, suffering from' (e.g. 'ant' : 'covered with ants', 'white spot on the cornea' : 'have a white spot on the cornea'; 4. substitute for the more commonly used , which expresses the comparative; here also belong indications of place and time in comparison with other place and time indicators; 5. suffix in connection with and 'how much', with the meaning 'how much not'; 6. verbal suffix with the meaning 'do something for the benefit of, do something with something, do something because of something, do something at a certain point in time' [12a2132cae64a6cfa51dd6f0153b68e8]
- References
- Cense 1979