Reconstruction:Proto-Philippine/bəʀay

This Proto-Philippine 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-Philippine

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀay, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀay (“to give”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəʀaj/

Verb

*bəʀay

1. to give (transfer the possession of something to someone else)

Descendants

• Greater Central Philippine:
  • Central Philippine:
    • Bisayan:
      • Aklanon: bugáy
      • Cebuano: bugáy
      • Hiligaynon: bugáy
    • Tagalog: bigáy
  • Danao:
    • Maranao: begay
  • Gorontalo-Mongondow:
    • Mongondow: bogoi
  • Manobo:
    • Agusan Manobo: bo'goy
    • Western Bukidnon Manobo: beɣey
  • Palawanic:
    • Molbog: bogoy
    • Palawan Batak: bugayán
• Sangiric: *biəʀay
• South Mindanao:
  • Tboli: belay

References

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *beRay