Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Səmay

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /səmaj/

Noun

*Səmay

cooked rice

Descendants

Kulon-Pazeh: sumay
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *həmay
- Philippine
  - Greater Central Philippine
    - Aklanon: humay
    - Cebuano: humay
- Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands
  - Batak
    - Simalungun Batak: omei
    - Toba Batak: eme

References

Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *Semay.

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