Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/mujiŋ

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

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *mujiŋ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muɡʲiŋ/

Noun

*mujiŋ

  1. (anatomy) face (of human)
  2. nose, snout

Derived terms

  • *mujiŋan

Descendants

  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *ijuŋ
  • Proto-Philippine: *mujiŋ
    • Batanic:
    • Northern Luzon:
      • Ilocano: múging
      • Cagayan Valley:
      • Meso-Cordilleran:
        • Central Cordilleran:
        • Southern Cordilleran:
          • Pangasinan: molíng

Further reading

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