Reconstruction:Proto-Philippine/bəʀay

This Proto-Philippine 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-Philippine

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀay, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀay (“to give”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bəʀaj/

Verb

*bəʀay

to give (transfer the possession of something to someone else)

Descendants

Greater Central Philippine:
- Central Philippine:
  - Bisayan:
    - Aklanon: bugáy
    - Cebuano: bugáy
    - Hiligaynon: bugáy
  - Tagalog: bigáy
- Danao:
  - Maranao: begay
- Gorontalo-Mongondow:
  - Mongondow: bogoi
- Manobo:
  - Agusan Manobo: bo'goy
  - Western Bukidnon Manobo: beɣey
- Palawanic:
  - Molbog: bogoy
  - Palawan Batak: bugayán
Sangiric: *biəʀay
South Mindanao:
- Tboli: belay

References

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *beRay