Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/muha

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-Sumbawan *muqa (compare Madurese mowa), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *muqa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /muha/

Noun

*muha

face
front

Descendants

Banjarese: muha
Iban: mua
Kendayan: muha

References

Carly J. Sommerlot, 2020, On The Syntax of West Kalimantan: Asymmetries and A’-Movement in Malayic and Land Dayak Languages, p.26, dissertation, University of Texas at Arlington.

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