Reconstruction:Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian/raun

This Proto-Eastern 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-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /raun/

Classifier

*raun

Used to count certain objects

Noun

*raun

leaf (part of a plant)
head hair

Descendants

Proto-Oceanic: *raun
Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih: *raun
- Halmahera Sea
  - As: alaun
- Mor (Austronesian): ranu
- Yapen
  - Central-Western Yapen
    - Ansus: weraung
    - Pom: rau
    - Serui-Laut: rerau
    - Wandamen: rau
    - Woi: raun

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