Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/tirəm

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 *tiʀəm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiram/

Noun

*tirəm

1. oyster (mollusk)

Descendants

• Malay: tiram
  • Indonesian: tiram
• Urak Lawoi': ตีรับ (tirap)

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *tiRem
• Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications.