kayau

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Eastern Cham

Alternative forms

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

  1. wood; stick
  2. 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

  1. to headhunt

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋayaw possibly via Iban kayau.

Pronunciation

Verb

kayau (Jawi spelling کاياو)

  1. to headhunt

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kayau

Further reading

Tagal Murut

Noun

kayau

  1. (anatomy) liver (organ of the body)