Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/buhaya

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 *buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian *buqaya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buhaya/

Noun

*buhaya

1. crocodile

Descendants

• Ibanic:
  • Iban: baya
  • Mualang: buaya
• Malayan:
  • Brunei Malay: buaya
  • Malay: buaya
    • Indonesian: buaya
    • → Min Nan: 末仔, 峇囝 (bôa-iá; bā-kiáⁿ)
  • Minangkabau: buayo
• Urak Lawoi': บาฮายา (bahaya)