Etymology

Makassar

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Today it means: The capital and largest city of South Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Full definition →

Dutch Makassar ← Portuguese Macáçar ← Malay Mengkasar
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  1. Makasar · derived fromMangkasaraʼ
  2. Malay · derived fromMengkasar
  3. Portuguese · derived fromMacáçar
  4. Dutch · derived fromMakassar
  5. English todayMakassar

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

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