Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/buhay

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 Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqay, a variant of *bui (“to swing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buhaj/

Noun

*buhay

1. swing (the manner in which something is swung)

Verb

*buhay (active/agent focus *mAm-buhay, passive/patient focus *ni-buhay)

1. (transitive) to swing
2. (transitive) to cradle (to rock a baby to sleep)

Descendants

• Malayan
  • Malay: buai
    • Indonesian: buai