Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/bukit

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 *bukij, from Proto-Austronesian *bukij. Compare Maori puke, Fijian buke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bukit/

Noun

*bukit

  1. hill (elevated location)

Descendants

  • Brunei Malay: bukit (“hill”)
  • Iban: bukit (“hill; mountain”)
  • Malay: bukit (“hill”)
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