tumay

See also: Tümay

Kavalan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *Cumay (“bear”) (whence Paiwan cumay).[1][2][3] Compare Proto-Tai *ʰmwɯjᴬ (“bear”) (whence Thai หมี (mǐi)).

Noun

tumay

  1. bear

References
  1. http://iscll-14.ling.sinica.edu.tw/files-pdf/KeynoteSpeeches/Li.pdf
  2. http://www.trussel2.com/acd/acd-f_c2.htm#6567
  3. https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-say-bear-in-different-languages

Sakizaya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *Cumay (“bear”). Cognate with Kavalan tumay, Paiwan cumay, and Rukai cumay.

Noun

tumay

  1. bear
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