Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/əbuk

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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From the root *-buk₁ (“crumble, powder; decay”)

Noun

*əbuk[1]

  1. dust
    Synonyms: *apuk, *qabug, *qabuk
  2. powder

Descendants

  • Balinese: ebuk
  • Ngadha: evu

References

  1. ^ Rober Blust and Stephen Trussel (2020 June 21) The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary web edition‎
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