Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/taliŋa(ʔ)

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-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *Caliŋa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taliŋa(ʔ)/

Noun

*taliŋa(ʔ)

1. (anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)

Descendants

• Banjarese: talinga
• Malayan:
  • Brunei Malay: telinga, talinga
  • Malay: telinga
    • Indonesian: telinga
  • Minangkabau: talingo
• Urak Lawoi': ตือลีงา (telinga)