Urak Lawoi' edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

บูโระ (buroq)

  1. rotten
  2. worn out

Further reading edit

  • 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