Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/bulaʀ

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): /bulaʀ/

Noun

*bulaʀ

1. cataract of the eye
2. hazy or blurred vision

Descendants

• Atayal: buloq
• Bunun: bual
• Kavalan: buRaR
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *bulaʀ (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *bulaR
• Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications, page 781