bioa

Rejang

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiR. Phonetic development: *wəir (from early *wəhiR with irregular vowel change) added with intrusive *ə (> *wəyər), then dissimilated into *wəyor and later monophthongised into *wior. Cognate with Malay air, Lampung Api way, Sundanese cai, etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bi.ˈ(j)oa̯]

Noun

bioa (Rejang script ꤷꥇꥆꥋꥆ)

  1. water
  2. river

References

  • McGinn, Richard (2005) “What the Rawas dialect reveals about the linguistic history of Rejang”, in Oceanic Linguistics (in Rejang), volume 44, number 1, page 29
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