Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/buhay
Proto-Malayic
editEtymology
editfrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqay, a variant of *bui (“to swing”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*buhay
Verb
edit*buhay (active/agent focus *mAmbuhay, passive/patient focus *nibuhay)
- (transitive) to swing
- (transitive) to cradle (to rock a baby to sleep)