Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/hulaʀ

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 *Sulaʀ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hulaʀ/, /hular/

Noun

*hulaʀ

snake (legless reptile)
Synonym: *nipay

Descendants

Sunda-Sulawesi:
- Old Javanese:
  - Javanese: ula
- Malayo-Sumbawan:
  - Madurese: olar
  - Malayo-Chamic:
    - Chamic:
      - Acehnese: uleue
    - Malayic: *ular
      - Malay: ular
        Indonesian: ular
      - Minangkabau: ula
- South Sulawesi:
  - Buginese: ula

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