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Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/buək

This Proto-Malayic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS by metathesis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /buək/

Noun

*buək

  1. hair (the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals)

Descendants
  • Ibanic
    • Iban: buk
    • Mualang: buk
  • Kendayan: buuk
  • Malayan
    • Minangkabau: abuak
      • Rao: obuok
  • Urak Lawoi': โบะ (boq)
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