tuich
Palauan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Micronesian *sulu, from Proto-Oceanic *suluq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluq. Cognate with Cebuano sulo, Tagalog sulo, Malay suluh, and Marshallese til. Resemblance to English torch is coincidental, and solely orthographical.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tuich
References
[edit]- tuich in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
- tuich in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
- tuich in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 332.
Categories:
- Marshallese terms inherited from Proto-Micronesian
- Marshallese terms derived from Proto-Micronesian
- Marshallese terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Marshallese terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Marshallese terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Marshallese terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Palauan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Palauan lemmas
- Palauan nouns