Where does “tedong samaʼ-samaya” come from?

tedong samaʼ-samaya (Makasar) comes from Makasar tedong — water buffalo large ungulate.

tedong samaʼ-samaya (Makasar): a young water buffalo with very small horns presumably because such a buffalo is considered suitable for sacrifice when fulfilling a vow

Definitions

  1. a young water buffalo with very small horns presumably because such a buffalo is considered suitable for sacrifice when fulfilling a vow

Ancestry of “tedong samaʼ-samaya”, step by step

tedong samaʼ-samaya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar tedong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartedongwater buffalo large ungulate

via Makasar samaʼ-samaya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsamaʼ-samaya
Every word from Makasar tedong
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