Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/ijuŋ

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Alternative forms

*ujuŋ

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *mujiŋ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iɡʲuŋ/

Noun

*ijuŋ

nose (organ of the face)

Descendants

Proto-Philippine:
- Central Cagayan Agta: igung
- Cuyunon: irong
- Ibanag: igung
- Maguindanao: ngirung
- Manobo:
  - Kagayanen: irong
- Maranao: ngirong
- Tagalog: ilong
- Tausug: ilung
- Tiruray: irong
- Waray-Waray: irong
North Bornean:
- Sabahan:
  - Ida'an: irung
Barito:
- Malagasy: orona
Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
- Nias: ikhu
- Batak
  - Toba Batak: igung
Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
- Proto-Malayo-Chamic:
  - Proto-Chamic: *ʔiduŋ
    - Acehnese: idông
    - Tsat: thuŋ¹¹
  - Proto-Malayic:
    - Iban: idung
    - Brunei Malay: idung
    - Malay: hidung, hidong (1924-1972)
      - Indonesian: hidung
- Sundanese: irung
Proto-Oceanic:
- Central-Eastern Oceanic:
  - Fijian: ucu
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Hawaiian: ihu
  - Maori: ihu
  - Rapa Nui: ihu
  - Tahitian: ihu