Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/bunuh

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bunuq, from Proto-Austronesian *buNuq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bunuh/

Verb

*bunuh (active *mAmbunuh, passive *nibunuh)

1. (transitive) to kill

Descendants

• Ibanic
  • Iban: bunuh
• Malayan
  • Malay: bunuh
    • > Indonesian: bunuh (inherited)
    • > Peranakan Indonesian: boenoe (inherited)
  • Minangkabau: bunuah
• Urak Lawoi': บูนาะฮ (bunöh)