Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/uʀat

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *huʀaC.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uʀat/, /urat/

Noun

*uʀat

vein (blood vessel); artery
sinew, tendon
muscle
nerve
fiber, root
strand

Descendants

Fijian: ua
Indonesian: urat
Malay: urat
Maori: ua
Tagalog: ugat