Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qitəm

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔitəm/, /qitəm/

Adjective

*qitəm

1. black (absorbing all light)

Descendants

• Acehnese: itam
• Cebuano: itom
• Brunei Malay: itam
• Coastal Kadazan: oitom
• Indonesian: hitam
• Malay: hitam, هيتم
• Minangkabau: hitam
• Tagalog: itim

See also

• *(ma-)qitəm