Reconstruction:Proto-Chamic/hutaːn

This Proto-Chamic 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-Chamic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutan, from Proto-Austronesian *quCaN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hutaːn/

Noun

*hutaːn

1. scrubland
2. bush

Descendants

• Acehnese: uteuen
• Eastern Cham: hatan

Further reading

• Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database – woods/forest
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *quCaN