Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/dəmdəm

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

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *nəmnəm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəmdəm/

Verb

*dəmdəm

1. to think

Descendants

• Malay: dendam (“grudge”), idam (“desire, wish”)