Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/manuk

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 This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Proto-Tai *C̬.nokᴰ (“bird”), Proto-Hmong-Mien *m-nɔk (“bird”). Note also Old Chinese 鷁 (OC *ŋɡleːɡ, “a kind of aquatic bird”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*manuk

  1. bird; chicken

Descendants

  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *manu (see there for more descendants)
  • Acehnese: manok (“chicken”)
  • Cebuano: manok (“chicken”)
  • Cia-Cia: 마누 (“chicken”), manu
  • Fijian: manu
  • Indonesian: manuk
  • Ilocano: manok (“chicken”)
  • Javanese: manuk
  • Kapingamarangi: manuk
  • Ledo Kaili: manu (“chicken”)
  • Malay: manuk
  • Mandar: manuq (“chicken”)
  • Tagalog: manok (“chicken”)
  • Uab Meto: manok (“chicken”)

Synonyms

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*manuk”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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