"tolo" meaning in Makasar

See tolo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtolo/, [ˈt̪ʰɔ.lɔ]
Etymology: Probably borrowed from Portuguese tolo (“foolish; silly”) Etymology templates: {{bor|mak|pt|tolo|t=foolish; silly}} Portuguese tolo (“foolish; silly”) Head templates: {{mak-adjective}} tolo (Lontara spelling ᨈᨚᨒᨚ)
  1. dumb, stupid
    Sense id: en-tolo-mak-adj-CLXgXfQB
  2. silly, goofy
    Sense id: en-tolo-mak-adj-Cx5Q85gq Categories (other): Makasar entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Makasar entries with incorrect language header: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pongoroʼ, dompalaʼ Derived forms: kayu matolo
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      "ipa": "/ˈtolo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ʰɔ.lɔ]"
    }
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    },
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      "word": "dompalaʼ"
    }
  ],
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    "Makasar lemmas",
    "Makasar terms borrowed from Portuguese",
    "Makasar terms derived from Portuguese",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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      ],
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          "silly",
          "silly#English"
        ],
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        ]
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtolo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ʰɔ.lɔ]"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "pongoroʼ"
    },
    {
      "word": "dompalaʼ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tolo"
}

Download raw JSONL data for tolo meaning in Makasar (1.1kB)

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  ],
  "section": "Makasar",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "tolo",
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}

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