Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/tirəm

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiʀəm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiram/

Noun

*tirəm

  1. oyster (mollusk)

Descendants

  • Nuclear Malayic
    • Malay: tiram
      • Indonesian: tiram
    • Urak Lawoi': ตีรับ (tirap)
    • → Ngaju: tiram

Further reading

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