Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/əsa(ʔ) ambil-an

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

Proto-Malayic cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : *əsa(ʔ) ambil-an

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əsa(ʔ) ambilan/

Etymology

Equivalent to *əsa(ʔ) (“one”) + *ambilan (“left over”), literally one left from (ten). Cognate with Proto-Chamic *samilan.

Numeral

*əsa(ʔ) ambil-an

1. nine

Alternative forms

• *isa(ʔ) ambil-an

Descendants

• Banjarese: sambilan
• Malayan
  • Malay: sembilan / sĕmbilan / سمبيلن
    • Indonesian: sembilan
• Urak Lawoi': ซือมีลัด (semilat)