Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/mujiŋ

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Etymology

Possibly related to Proto-Kra-Dai *(ʔ)idaŋ (whence Proto-Tai *ɗaŋᴬ (“nose”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muɡʲiŋ/

Noun

*mujiŋ

  1. nose, snout
  2. (anatomy) face (of human)

Derived terms

  • *mujiŋan

Descendants

  • Kulon-Pazeh: muzing
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *mujiŋ
  • Taroko: muhing
  • Thao: muzin

Further reading

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