Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/bəras

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 *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəʀas/

Noun

*bəras

1. rice ((raw) seeds used as food)

Descendants

• Ibanic
  • Iban: berau
  • Mualang: beras
  • Seberuang: beras
• Malayan
  • Brunei Malay: baras
  • Malay: beras
    • Indonesian: beras
    • → Nias: beras
  • Minangkabau: bareh
• Urak Lawoi': บรัซ (bras)