lamit

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ʀaməC (“root”).

Noun

lamit

1. root (part of a plant)

   Synonym: tapangan

References

• “Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021

Basay

Etymology

Perhaps a borrowing from Amis, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀaməC (“root”).

Noun

lamit

1. root (part of a plant)

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Sakizaya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ʀaməC (“root”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ˈmit/, [la.ˈmit]

Noun

lamit

1. root (part of a plant)
2. origin