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Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(ma-)qitəm

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /(ma)ʔitəm/, /(ma)qitəm/

Adjective

*(ma-)qitəm

  1. black (absorbing all light)

Descendants
  • Acehnese: itam
  • Cebuano: itom
  • Brunei Malay: itam
  • Coastal Kadazan: oitom
  • Indonesian: hitam
  • Malagasy: mainty
  • Malay: hitam, هيتم
  • Minangkabau: hitam
  • Tagalog: itim
  • West Coast Bajau: irom

See also
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