Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/bukəS

This Proto-Austronesian entry contains reconstructed words 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): /bukəs/

Noun

*bukəS

hair (the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals)

Descendants

Malayo-Polynesian: *buhək
- Philippine:
  - Asi: buhok
  - Bikol Central: buhok
  - Cebuano: buhok
  - Hiligaynon: bohok
  - Ilocano: buuk
  - Ivatan: vuk
  - Kapampangan: buak
  - Maguindanao: buk
  - Maranao: bok
  - Northern Catanduanes Bicolano: buhok
  - Pangasinan: buek
  - Tagalog: buhok
  - Waray-Waray: buhok