Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/utak

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 *qutak, *qutək.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /utak/

Noun

*utak

  1. brain (organ)

Descendants

  • Malay: utak (obsolete), Malay: otak, hotak (often vulgar), otk, ox (Internet, text messaging), utak (obsolete)
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