Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/taruh

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 *taʀuq.

Verb

*taruh

  1. to place, to put, to keep in a place of safety
  2. to bet

Descendants

  • Banjarese: taruh (put, place, store; bet, gamble)
  • Ibanic
  • Nuclear Malayic
    • Malay: taruh (put, place, keep, store; bet, gamble)
      • > Baba Malay: taroh (inherited)
      • > Indonesian: taruh (inherited)
      • Manado Malay: teru
    • Brunei Malay: taruh (put, place, keep)
    • Kedah Malay: taquh (put, place, keep, store)
    • Minangkabau: taruah (bet, gamble)
    • Pattani Malay: ตาโรฺะฮ (taṛoh, store, keep)
  • Urak Lawoi': ตาโระฮ (taroh, keep, put, place)

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) “*taRuq”, 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