Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/pajay

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed words 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *pajay.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paɡʲaj/

Noun

*pajay

paddy (rice unmilled), rice (plants)

Descendants

Philippine:
- → Chavacano: palay
- Ilocano: pagay
- Kapampangan: pale
- Maguindanao: palay
- Tagalog: palay
Bornean:
- Barito:
  - East Barito:
    - Malagasy: fary (“sugar cane”)
Sunda-Sulawesi:
- Malayo-Sumbawan:
  - Malayo-Chamic:
    - Malayic: *padi
      - Malayan
        Malay: padi
        → English: paddy
        Indonesian: padi
- Old Javanese:
  - Javanese: pari

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