Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/əbuk

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From the root *-buk₁ (“crumble, powder; decay”)

Noun

*əbuk

1. dust

   Synonyms: *apuk, *qabug, *qabuk

2. powder

Descendants

• Balinese: ebuk
• Ngadha: evu