Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/tirəm

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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 *tiʀəm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tiram/

Noun

*tirəm

oyster (mollusk)

Descendants

Malay: tiram
- Indonesian: tiram
Urak Lawoi': ตีรับ (tirap)

Further reading

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *tiRem
Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications

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