Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/bAruaŋ

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀuaŋ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baʁuaŋ ~ bəʁuaŋ/

Noun

*bAruaŋ

  2. bear (a large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae)

Descendants

  • Banjarese: biruang
  • >? Betawi: biruang
  • Ibanic
  • Malay: beruang
  • Minangkabau: biruang
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