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

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /(ma)ʔiɟ͡ʝaw/, /(ma)qiɟ͡ʝaw/

Adjective

*(ma-)qizaw

green (having green as its colour)

Descendants

Acehnese: ijo
Indonesian: hijau
Javanese: ijo, hijo
Brunei Malay: ijau
Malay: hijau
Minangkabau: ijau
Sasak: ējo
Sundanese: héjo

Synonyms

*mataq

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