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Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/halu

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 *qahəlu, *laqəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /halu/

Noun

*halu

  1. pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)

Descendants
  • Malayan
    • Malay: alu / الو
      • Indonesian: alu
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