Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/habuk

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabuk, *qapuk, *habuk, *apuk, *qabug, from Proto-Austronesian *qabuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /habuk/

Noun

*habuk

1. dust (fine, dry particles)

Descendants

• Malayic
  • Brunei Malay: abuk
  • Malay: habuk / هابوق
    • Indonesian: habuk