Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/hubi

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

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (“yam”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hubi/

Noun

*hubi

  1. yam
  2. tuberous plant

Descendants

  • Banjarese: hubi
  • West Bornean Malayic
    • Ibanic
    • Western Malayic Dayak
  • Nuclear Malayic
    • Malay: ubi
      • Indonesian: ubi
    • Brunei Malay: ubi
    • Kedah Malay: ubi
    • Central Malay: ubi
    • Minangkabau: ubi
    • Negeri Sembilan Malay: ubi
    • Pattani Malay: อูบี (ubi)
  • Urak Lawoi': ฮูบี (hubi)

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qubi”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  • Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
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