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

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)basəʔ/, /(ma)basəq/

Adjective

*(ma-)basəq

1. wet (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid)

Descendants

• Batanic
  • Ibatan: mavasa
• Proto-Philippine: *basaq
  • Northern Luzon
    • Ilocano: basá
    • Pangasinan: basa
  • Central Luzon
    • Kapampangan: basâ
    • Greater Central Philippine
      • Central Philippine
        • Tagalog: basâ
        • Bikol
          • Bikol Central: basâ
        • Bisayan
          • Central Bisayan
            • Hiligaynon: basâ
          • Cebuano: basâ
          • Southern Bisayan
            • Tausug: basa'
        • Danao
          • Maranao: basa'
• Borneo
• Malayo-Chamic
  • Proto-Malayic: *basəh
• Sundanese: baseuh
• Javanese: basah (“decomposed (of bodies)”)