Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(ma-)biʀaw

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ma)biʀaw/, /(ma)biraw/

Adjective

*(ma-)biʀaw

1. blue (blue-coloured)

Descendants

• Proto-Malayic: *biru
  • Malayan
    • Brunei Malay: biru
    • Malay: biru
      • Indonesian: biru
  • Ibanic
    • Iban: biru
• West Coast Bajau: biru
• Iranun: biru
• Maguindanao: bilu
• Makasar: biru (“green”)
• Tagalog: bughaw
• Makasar: gau'

See also

• *biʀaw