Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/hayam

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 *qayam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hajam/

Noun

*hayam

  1. domesticated animal
  2. toy, plaything
    Synonym: *main

Descendants

  • Brunei Malay: ayam
  • Iban: ayam (“toy”)
  • Malay: ayam / hayam / ايم / هايم
  • Urak Lawoi': ฮายับ (hayap)
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