Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/buhaya

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 *buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian *buqaya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buhaya/

Noun

*buhaya

  1. crocodile

Descendants

  • Ibanic:
    • Iban: baya
    • Mualang: buaya
  • Malayan:
    • Brunei Malay: buaya
    • Malay: buaya
      • Indonesian: buaya
      • → Hokkien: 峇仔 / 磨仔 / 末仔 / 磨野 / 磨頁 ／ 磨页 (bôa-iá / bôa-á / boah-á / boa̍h-á / ba̍h-á)
      • → Teochew: 峇囝 / 䰾仔 / 鲃仔 (bha7 gian2)
    • Minangkabau: buayo
  • Urak Lawoi': บาฮายา (bahaya)
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