Urak Lawoi'

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *bərat, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀəqat (weight, heaviness); compare Malay berat, Tagalog bigát.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /brac/, [bˈrʌi̯ʔ]

Adjective

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บรัยจ (brac)

  1. heavy

Further reading

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  • Hogan, David W. (1988) Urak Lawoi': Basic Structures And Dictionary (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-109)‎[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 111