Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/təkən

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 *təkən.

Verb

*təkən

to press down

Descendants

Banjarese: takan
Ibanic
- Iban: tekan
Nuclear Malayic
- Malay: tekan
  - Indonesian: tekan
  - → English: tekan
- Brunei Malay: takan
- Kedah Malay: tekan
- Central Malay: tekan
- Minangkabau: takan
- Negeri Sembilan Malay: tokan
- Pattani Malay: ตือแก (təkɛ)
Urak Lawoi': เตอกัด (tekat)

References

Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*teken”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI