Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/bulaN

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Etymology

Compare to Proto-Tai *ɓlɯənᴬ (“moon; month”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bulalʲ/

Noun

*bulaN

  1. moon (largest natural satellite of planet Earth)
    Synonym: *qiNaS
  2. month
  3. menstruation

Descendants

  • Formosan
    • Bunun: buan
    • Tsou: feohʉ
    • Puyuma: vuran
    • Northern Formosan
    • East Formosan
      • Kavalanic
        • Kavalan: buran
        • Basay: bucan
      • Amis: folad ("moon, menstruation cycle")
      • Sirayaic
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *bulan (“month, moon”) (see there for further descendants)

References

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