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Eastern Cham
Etymology
From Proto-Chamic *kayɔw, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.jauː/, /ka.zauː/
Noun
kayau
- wood; stick
- plant
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay kayau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋayaw possibly via Iban kayau. Doublet of ngayau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.jau̯/,
- Hyphenation: ka‧yau
Verb
kayau
- to headhunt
Derived terms
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋayaw possibly via Iban kayau.
Pronunciation
Verb
kayau (Jawi spelling کاياو)
- to headhunt
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
Descendants
Further reading
Tagal Murut
Noun
kayau
- (anatomy) liver (organ of the body)