Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/buək

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS by metathesis.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /buək/

Noun[edit]

*buək

hair (the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals)

Descendants[edit]

Ibanic
- Iban: buk
- Mualang: buk
Kendayan: buuk
Malayan
- Minangkabau: abuak
  - Rao: obuok
Urak Lawoi': โบะ (boq)

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