Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/halu

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

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /halu/

Noun

*halu

1. pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)

Descendants

• Banjarese: halu
• Ibanic
  • Iban: alʊu̯
  • Keninjal: alu
  • Mualang: alúː
  • Seberuang: alow
• Malayan
  • Malay: alu
    • Indonesian: alu
  • Minangkabau: alu
• Urak Lawoi': ฮาลู (halu)

References

• Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[1], Canberra: The Australian National University