Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/tənun

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/tənun. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/tənun, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/tənun in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/tənun you have here. The definition of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/tənun will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofReconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/tənun, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
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

  • Proto-Austronesian: *tənun ~ *tinun (Blust, 2008)

Pronunciation

Verb

*tənun

  1. to weave (cloth)

Descendants

  • Amis: tenoon
  • Atayal: cinun
  • Kavalan: tnun
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *tənun (see there for further descendants)
  • Paiwan: tjenun
  • Puyuma: tenun
  • Rukai: tinono (Budai)
  • Saisiyat: tonon
  • Sakizaya: tenun
  • Taroko: cinun
  • Thao: tnun

Further reading