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Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/buhay

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqay, a variant of *bui (“to swing”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /buhaj/

Noun

*buhay

  1. swing (the manner in which something is swung)

Verb

*buhay (active/agent focus *mAm-buhay, passive/patient focus *ni-buhay)

  1. (transitive) to swing
  2. (transitive) to cradle (to rock a baby to sleep)

Descendants
  • Malayan
    • Malay: buai
      • Indonesian: buai
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