"busa papa" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Makasar]

Forms: busa papaya [definite]
Etymology: From busa (“foam, froth”) + papa (“bamboo slat”). Etymology templates: {{com|mak|busa|papa|t1=foam, froth|t2=bamboo slat}} busa (“foam, froth”) + papa (“bamboo slat”) Head templates: {{mak-noun}} busa papa (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨔ ᨄᨄ or 𑻤𑻴𑻰𑻣𑻲, definite busa papaya)
  1. frothy sap or foam that oozes from one end of a bamboo slat when the other end is held in the fire (proverbially used as an image of something tiny in quantity and impossible to swim in)
    Sense id: en-busa_papa-mak-noun-kEPNRVRn Categories (other): Makasar entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "english": "If you treat me like this, even if you did the impossible, you would still never find good fortune.",
          "literal_meaning": "With your treating me like this, even if you could swim in bamboo foam, you would not see good.",
          "text": "Anne ri nupakammaku, manna nulangèi busa papa taccinikko bajiʼ",
          "translation": "If you treat me like this, even if you did the impossible, you would still never find good fortune.",
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          "text": "Anne ri nupakammaku, manna nulangèi busa papa taccinikko bajiʼ",
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