annuju mata

Makasar

Etymology

From annuju (“to strike; to direct”) +‎ mata (“eye”).

Verb

annuju mata (Lontara spelling ᨕᨊᨘᨍᨘ ᨆᨈ or 𑻱𑻨𑻴𑻪𑻴𑻥𑻦)

1. (transitive) to catch sight of; to keep an eye on; to look at

   Kerei mae nugappa nutuju mata?

   Where did you catch sight of him?

   Teamaʼ natuju mata

   He does not want to look at me.

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN