Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/main

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

    Likely a phonemical reduction from Pre-Proto-Malayic *qumaim, *qumayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-um- + *qayam (“domesticated animal, plaything”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /main/

    Noun

    *main

    1. toy, plaything
      Synonym: *hayam

    Descendants

    • Betawi: maèn
    • Malay: main

    References

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