ฮูลัยจ

Urak Lawoi'

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hulət (“worm; maggot”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quləj (“maggot, caterpillar, larva of a metamorphosing insect”), from Proto-Austronesian *quləj (“type of small worm”). Cognate with Pattani Malay อูละ (ulaʔ) and Malay ulat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hulac/, [huˈlʌi̯ʔ]

Noun

ฮูลัยจ (hulac)

1. worm
2. caterpillar

Further reading

• Hogan, David W. (1988) Urak Lawoi': Basic Structures And Dictionary (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-109)‎^[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 121