Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/padi

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

Etymology

From earlier *paji (-j- is irregularly shifted to -d-), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay, from Proto-Austronesian *pajay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /padi/

Noun

*padi

1. paddy (rice unmilled), rice (plants)

Descendants

• Ibanic
  • Iban: padi
  • Mualang: padi
  • Seberuang: padi
• Malayan
  • Brunei Malay: padi
  • Kedah Malay: padi
  • Malay: padi
    • Indonesian: padi
    • → English: paddy
  • Minangkabau: padi
• Urak Lawoi': ปาดี (padi)