Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/bular

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 *bulaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *bulaʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bular/

Noun

*bular

1. cataract of the eye
2. hazy or blurred vision

Descendants

• Iban: bular
• Malay: bular
  • Indonesian: bular

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *bulaR
• Proto-Malayic: The Reconstruction Of Its Phonology And Parts Of Its Lexicon And Morphology
• Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications, page 781