Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

makassar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: makas-sar
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital and largest city of South Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Etymology

From Dutch Makassar, from Portuguese Macáçar, from Malay Mengkasar, from Makasar Mangkasaraʼ.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: Makassar, Macáçar, Mengkasar, Mangkasaraʼ

Phrases

Makassar Indonesian

Questions

What does makassar mean?: The capital and largest city of South Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Where does makassar come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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