Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/raya

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

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀaya, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀaya.

Adjective

*raya

  1. big, large
    Synonym: *bəsar

Descendants

  • Ibanic
    • Iban: raya
  • Western Malayic Dayak
    • Kendayan: aya'
  • Nuclear Malayic
    • Banjarese: raya
    • Malay: raya
      • Indonesian: raya
      • → Javanese: raya
      • → Madurese: rajâ
    • Brunei Malay: raya
    • Central Malay: rayo, ghayo
    • Minangkabau: rayo
    • Pattani Malay: غاياوْ / รฺายอ (ṛayɔ)

References

  • Adelaar, K. A. (1992), Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Raya”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  • Smith, A. (2017), The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
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