Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qabaʀa

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 *qabaʀa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔabaʀa/, /qabara/

Noun

*qabaʀa

1. shoulder (joint between arm and torso)

Descendants

• Bikol Central: abaga
• Cebuano: abaga
• Hiligaynon: abága
• Wolio: awaa
• Tetum: kabaas