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Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qabuk

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 Proto-Austronesian *qabuk.

Alternative forms
  • *qapuk
  • *habuk
  • *apuk
  • *ebuk
  • *qa(R)buk
  • *qabug

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔabuk/, /qabuk/

Noun

*qabuk

  1. (uncountable) dust (fine, dry particles)

Descendants
  • Brunei Malay: abuk
  • Malagasy: vovoka
  • Malay: habuk / هابوق
  • Tagalog: abok
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