Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/bulaN

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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

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Etymology

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Compare Proto-Tai *ɓlɯənᴬ (moon; month).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*bulaN

  1. moon (largest natural satellite of planet Earth)
  2. month
  3. menstruation

Descendants

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  • Formosan
    • Bunun: buan
    • Tsou: feohʉ
    • Puyuma: vuran
    • Northern Formosan
    • East Formosan
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *bulan (month, moon)
    • Western Malayo-Polynesian
    • Oceanic
      • Admiralty Islands
        • Western Admiralty Islands
        • Eastern Admiralty Islands
        • Yapese: puul (moon, month, period)
      • St Matthias
      • Western Oceanic
        • Papuan Tip
          • Central Papuan Tip
      • Micronesian
        • Chuukic-Pohnpeic
      • Central Pacific
        • Western Fijian-Rotuman
        • East Fijian
        • Polynesian
          • Tongic
            • Niuean: pula (to shine)
          • Nuclear Polynesian
            • Ellicean
              • Samoic
                • Samoan: pula (bright, luminous)
            • Kapingamarangi: bula (to glow, shine)
            • Rennellese: puga (to shine)
            • Eastern Polynesian
              • Tahitic
                • Maori: pura (to twinkle)

Synonyms

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References

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