Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/qabuk

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔabuk/, /qabuk/

Noun

*qabuk

1. (uncountable) dust, powder (fine, dry particles)

Descendants

• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *qabuk
  • Cebuano: hábuk
  • Malay: habuk
    • Indonesian: habuk
  • Malagasy: vovoka