Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/səpsəp

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

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *səpsəp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səpsəp/

Verb

*səpsəp

1. (transitive) to suck (to use the mouth to pull in (liquid etc))

Descendants

• Malay: hisap
  • Indonesian: hisap