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Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/manuk

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

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Proto-Tai *Ĉ.nokᴰ (“bird”), Proto-Hmong-Mien *m-nɔk (“bird”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /manuk/

Noun

*manuk

  1. bird; chicken

Descendants
  • Nuclear Polynesian: *manu (see there for more descendants)
  • Acehnese: manok (“chicken”)
  • Cebuano: manok (“chicken”)
  • Cia-Cia: 마누 (“chicken”), manu
  • Fijian: manu
  • Indonesian: manuk
  • Ilocano: manok (“chicken”)
  • Javanese: manuk
  • Kapingamarangi: manuk
  • Ledo Kaili: manu (“chicken”)
  • Malay: manuk
  • Mandar: manuq (“chicken”)
  • Tagalog: manok (“chicken”)
  • Uab Meto: manok (“chicken”)

Synonyms
  • *qayam
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