Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/luuŋ(h)

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 This Proto-Mon-Khmer 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-Mon-Khmer

Etymology

  • Proto-Mon-Khmer: *luŋ(h) ~ *luuŋh ~ *ləŋ(h) (Shorto, 2006, #724)

Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂lu(u)ŋ ~ *d₂l(u)əŋ (“boat”) possibly derives from this root. Also, Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋh (“hole”), as well as Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁luŋ ~ *t₁luuŋ ~ *t₁luəŋ (“throat”), may be related (Sidwell, 2006).

See also Burmese လှိုင်း (hluing:, “uneven surface”) and Mizo lawng (“to take out the heart of a wild plantain tree”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Noun

*luuŋ(h)

  1. hole
  2. hollow

Verb

*luuŋ(h)

  1. to hollow
  2. to bore, excavate

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