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

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)ʔitəm/, /(ma)qitəm/

Adjective

*(ma-)qitəm

1. black (absorbing all light)

Descendants

• Acehnese: itam
• Cebuano: itom
• Brunei Malay: itam
• Coastal Kadazan: oitom
• Indonesian: hitam
• Malagasy: mainty
• Malay: hitam, هيتم
• Minangkabau: hitam
• Tagalog: itim
• West Coast Bajau: irom

See also

• *qitəm