Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qabuk

This Proto-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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qabuk.

Alternative forms

• *qapuk
• *habuk
• *apuk
• *ebuk
• *qa(R)buk
• *qabug

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔabuk/, /qabuk/

Noun

*qabuk

1. (uncountable) dust (fine, dry particles)

Descendants

• Brunei Malay: abuk
• Malagasy: vovoka
• Malay: habuk / هابوق
  • Indonesian: habuk
• Tagalog: abok