Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qabuk

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

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qabuk.

Alternative forms

*qapuk
*habuk
*apuk
*ebuk
*qa(R)buk
*qabug

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔabuk/, /qabuk/

Noun

*qabuk

(uncountable) dust (fine, dry particles)

Descendants

Brunei Malay: abuk
Malagasy: vovoka
Malay: habuk / هابوق‎
- Indonesian: habuk
Tagalog: abok