Urak Lawoi'

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *buruk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀuk, from Proto-Austronesian *buʀuk (rotten; bad character); cognate with Malay buruk (bad, rotten, decayed).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /buroʔ/, [buˈroʔ~buˈrʊʔ]

Adjective

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บูโระ (buroq)

  1. rotten
  2. worn out

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 113