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Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/gmaʔ

This Proto-Mon-Khmer 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-Mon-Khmer

Etymology
  • Proto-Mon-Khmer: *gmaʔ (Shorto, 2006, #141)

Munda cognates include Mundari gama. It is unclear if Proto-Bahnaric *ʔmɨː (whence Bahnar ʼmi) is a descendant.

Noun

*gmaʔ

  1. rain

Descendants
  • Aslian:
    • Semelaic:
      • Mah Meri: gəmaːh
      • Semaq Beri: gǝma
  • Katuic: *maa
    • Western Katuic:
      • Eastern Bru: mia
  • Khmuic: *kmaʔ (Sidwell, 2013)
    • Khmu: kmaʔ
    • O'du: kmʌj
  • Mangic: (Lợi, 2008)
    • Mang: maː²
  • Pearic: *gmaʔ (Headley, 1985)
    • Chong:
      • Central Chong: kama̤ʔ
      • Kasong: kʰmaː ("rain, rainbow")
    • Pear: kʰmie
  • Proto-Vietic: *k-maː (Ferlus, 2007)
    • Arem: mìə
    • Chut:
      • Rục: kumə̀a²
      • Sách: kumə̀a²
    • Proto-Pong: *kmaː²
      • Liha: maː²
      • Phong: kʰmaː²
      • Toum: maː²
    • Tho:
      • Cuối Chăm: mɐː²
    • Viet-Muong:
      • Muong: mưa
      • Middle Vietnamese: 𩄎 (mưa), 湄 (mưa), 𩅹 (mưa)
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