Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/lima(ʔ)

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

Proto-Malayic cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : *lima(ʔ)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lima(ʔ)/

Numeral

*lima(ʔ)

1. five

Descendants

• Banjarese: lima
• Iban: lima
• Malayan
  • Malay: lima / delima / limă / dĕlimă / ليم / دليما
    • Indonesian: lima
  • Minangkabau: limo
• Urak Lawoi': ลีมา (lima)