Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/biʀaw

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biʀaw/, /biraw/

Noun

*biʀaw

1. blue (colour)

Descendants

• West Coast Bajau: biru
• Indonesian: biru
• Iranun: biru
• Brunei Malay: biru
• Makasar: biru (“green”)
• Malay: biru
• Tagalog: bughaw
• Makasar: gau'

See also

• *(ma-)biʀaw