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

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: *basah
  - Banjarese: basah
  - West Bornean Malayic
    - Ibanic
      - Iban: basah
      - Keninjal: basa'
      - Mualang: basah
      - Seberuang: basah
    - Western Malayic Dayak
      - Kendayan: basa'
  - Nuclear Malayic
    - Malay: basah
      - Indonesian: basah
    - Brunei Malay: basah
    - Kedah Malay: basɒh
    - Central Malay: basa, basah
    - Minangkabau: basah
    - Negeri Sembilan Malay: basah
    - Pattani Malay: บาเซาะฮ (basɔh)
  - Urak Lawoi': บาซะฮ (basah)
Sundanese: baseuh
Javanese: basah (“decomposed (of bodies)”)