Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/dahi

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 *daqih, from Proto-Austronesian *daqiS.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dahi/

Noun

*dahi

1. (anatomy) forehead (part of face above eyebrows)

Descendants

• Iban: dai
• Banjarese: dahi
• Malay: dahi
  • Indonesian: dahi
• Pattani Malay: داهي / ดาฮี