Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/bulaN

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Etymology

Compare to Proto-Tai *ɓlɯənᴬ (“moon; month”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bulalʲ/

Noun

*bulaN

1. moon (largest natural satellite of planet Earth)
2. month
3. menstruation

Descendants

• Formosan
  • Bunun: buan
  • Tsou: feohʉ
  • Puyuma: vuran
  • Northern Formosan
    • Thao: furaz
  • East Formosan
    • Kavalanic
      • Kavalan: buran
      • Basay: bucan
    • Amis: folad ("moon, menstruation cycle")
    • Sirayaic
      • Siraya: vural
      • Makatao: buran
      • Taivoan: buan
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *bulan (“month, moon”) (see there for further descendants)

Synonyms

• *qiNas

References

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary — *bulaN