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
  • Malayan
  • 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
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