Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/padaŋ

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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

  • Proto-Western-Malayo-Polynesian: *padaŋ (Blust, 2008)

Pronunciation

Noun

*padaŋ

  1. uncultivated field; open grassland
  2. field covered with sword grass, Imperata cylindrica.

Descendants

Further reading

  • Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications