Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/pilih

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-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq, from Proto-Austronesian *piliq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pilih/

Verb

*pilih

  1. to choose (to pick out)

Descendants

  • Iban: pilih
  • Malay: pilih, (pre-1972 standard) pileh
  • Urak Lawoi': ปีเลฮ (pilëh)

Further reading

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