Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/balay

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 *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balaj/

Noun

*balay

1. house (adobe)
2. hall (a meeting room)

Descendants

• Ibanic
  • Iban: balai
• Malayan
  • Malay: balai
    • Indonesian: balai
  • Minangkabau: balai
• Urak Lawoi': บาลัย (balay)