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Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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nail dirt under the nails -PWMP *taqi nu kuku get a splinter or sliver under the skin or nail -PPH *salugsúg nail - *(loan) to hang, as something on a nail -PPH *sad(e)qaŋ to pinch, as with the nails -PWMP *kezut₂ wooden nail, dowel; drive in, as a wooden nail or dowel -PAN *pacek wooden nail, dowel; drive in, as a wooden nail, dowel, or fencepost -PAN *pasek naked naked -PPH *úba naked -PWMP *tilanzaŋ naked - *(near) naked, nude, undressed -PWMP *lebas naked, undressed -PPH *labus name deep resonant sound; name of a bird with deep resonant cry -PAN *ku(ŋ)kuŋ genitive case marker for singular personal names and pronouns; marker of possession, part-to-whole relationships, and agency of a non-actor voice verb -PAN *ni genitive of plural personal names -PAN *na₃ locative case marker for plural personal names -PMP *daₐ name -POC *ŋisa name -POC *acan name -PWMP *paŋ-ŋaran name -POC *ŋacan name -PMP *ŋajan name -PAN *ŋajan name -POC *isa₂ name -PMP *ajan namesake, have the same name as someone else -PWMP *saŋay nominative case marker for plural personal names -PAN *sa₁ nominative case marker for singular personal names or kin terms used as personal names -PAN *si₁ oblique case marker for plural personal names -PAN *ka₃ person whose name is avoided or cannot be remembered: So-and-so -PMP *sanu person whose name is avoided or cannot be remembered: So-and-so -PWMP *i-anu, si-anu person whose name is unknown, avoided or cannot be remembered: who? -PPh *si-nu thing whose name is unknown -PCEMP *anu thing whose name is unknown, avoided, or cannot be remembered: what? -PMP *a-nu to give a name to someone or something -PWMP *ŋajan-an to name, give a name to -PMP *i-pa-ŋajan to name, give a name to -PMP *pa(ka)-ajan to name, give a name to; to call by name -PWMP *i-ŋajan(-an) vulva, vagina; pet name for girls -PWMP *uki namesake namesake - *(loan) namesake (?) -PWMP *ka-ŋajan(-an) namesake, have the same name as someone else -PWMP *saŋay nape nape of the neck -PWMP *teŋkuk nape of the neck -PWMP *batuk₂ nape of the neck -PMP *teŋuq nape of the neck -PWMP *pekuq₂ nape of the neck - *(near) nape, back of the neck -PPH *teŋel narrate to narrate, as in telling a story -PPH *sáysay narrative chant or sung narrative -PWMP *kiduŋ conventional story, traditional narrative -PWMP *sudsud₁ narrow go through a narrow passage -POC *solso narrow -POC *kibit narrow -PMP *kiput narrow -PWMP *sekud narrow -PWMP *sikut₂ narrow -PWMP *sekut narrow -PWMP *rupit narrow -PWMP *qiqut narrow -PMP *iput₁ narrow -PWMP *cupit narrow - *(noise) narrow bridge -PPH *t<ag>aytay narrow opening or passage between two things -PWMP *selat narrow, tight -PPH *piet narrow, tight, confined -PMP *gipit narrow; pinch between tongs, etc. -PAN *kipit narrow; squeeze tightly -PWMP *sempit narrow; to pinch; tongs -PWMP *supit pinch together; narrow -PWMP *gu(m)pit press, squeeze together; narrow - *-pit(root) narrow-necked narrow-necked water jar -PWMP *kalalaŋ nasal a cold; nasal mucus, runny nose -PPH *sip(e)qun dried nasal mucus -PPH *kulaŋut nasal area; snout -PAN *ŋusuq nasal mucus -PMP *ŋuhuR nasal mucus -PAN *ŋuSuR nasal mucus, snot -PMP *piŋ(e)qut nasal mucus, snot -PMP *piŋus nasal mucus, snot -PMP *idus nasal mucus; blow the nose -PWMP *seŋa₁ nasal discharge nasal discharge - *(loan) Naso short snouted unicornfish:Naso spp. -POC *taRa unicorn fish,Naso spp. -PMP *qumi unicorn fish,Naso spp. -PMP *qumay unicorn fish:Naso unicornis -POC *mwanoRe native child, offspring; son, daughter; brother's child (man speaking), sister's child (woman speaking); young animal or plant; young; small (for its kind); dependent or component part of something larger; native, resident, inhabitant; interest on a loan -PMP *anak native spinach,Amaranth -PPH *kulitis natural any natural mark on human skin: birthmark, freckle, mole -PMP *qila natural cockspur (cf *tazi, artificial cockspur) -PMP *tada natural sound -PAN *qiuŋ₁ natural spring, fresh water spring -POC *tupuR natural spring, fresh water spring -PMP *tubuR natural spring, fresh water spring -POC *topuR natural spring, fresh water spring -PMP *tebuR natural spring, fresh water spring -POC *topuc natural spring, fresh water spring -PAN *Cebuj power in natural phenomena; thunder, storm wind -POC *mana₂ to stupefy fish with natural plant poisons -PWMP *ma-nuba nature ghost, ancestral spirit; nature spirit; corpse; owl; various plants -PMP *qanitu invisible nature spirit -PWMP *buni₂ nature spirit -PMP *imbuk nature, character -PMP *k<in>a-tau-an nature, character -PAN *k<in>a-Cau-an Nauclea a tree:Nauclea sp. -PMP *baŋkal naucrates suckerfish, remora:Echineis naucrates; hold on by biting -POC *komi suckerfish, remora:Echineis naucrates; hold on by biting -PMP *kemi suckerfish, remora:Echineis naucrates; hold on by biting’ -PMP *gemi nausea nausea - *(noise) nausea, nauseated -PWMP *luya₁ nauseated nausea, nauseated -PWMP *luya₁ nautilus type of shell, possibly nautilus -POC *bio navel hypogastrium, abdomen below the navel -PPH *pus(e)qun hypogastrium, abdomen below the navel -PPH *pus(e)quŋ navel -POC *pure navel -POC *piso₂ navel -POC *bito navel -POC *buto navel, umbilical cord -PAN-F *pujek navel, umbilical cord -PAN-F *puja navel, umbilicus -POC *pusoc navel, umbilicus; mid-point or center of something -PMP *pusej umbilicus, navel cord -PWMP *talih pusej near broil; warm oneself or something near a fire -PAN *daŋdaŋ₁ dry near a fire - *-gaŋ(root) dusky, twilight, as near the end of day -PWMP *peteŋ estuary, shore near the mouth of a river -PMP *sabaŋ₁ heat or dry something near a fire -PWMP *gaŋgaŋ littoral sea, sea near the shore -PMP *daRat near -POC *karaŋi near -POC *karani near -PMP *adani near -POC *raŋi near -PCEMP *daŋi near -POC *tata₂ near, close by -PWMP *hampir near, come near; edge, border -PAN *ipit near, nearly - *(noise) pass by or near -PWMP *qaliwat place something near a fire -PAN *daŋdaŋ-an stand or be placed near to someone or something -PPH *saiŋ to be dried near a fire or by the sun -PWMP *daŋdaŋ-en to dessicate, parch near a fire -PWMP *salay to pass around or near someone or something -PWMP *liwet warm oneself or something near a fire; heat or dry near a fire -PMP *daŋdaŋ₁ nearly near, nearly - *(noise) neat to arrange, make something neat or proper -PPH *áyus necessary do, make, create, perform; to work; to wager: deed; thing; creation; behavior, conduct, performance; work; a bet; because, on account of, through the action of; need, use for something; necessary; for (benefactive) -PMP *buhat₂ necessary - *(loan) neck constriction around neck -PWMP *cekig kind of cockatoo with red neck feathers -POC *supiri kind of cockatoo with red neck feathers -POC *sipiri nape of the neck -PWMP *teŋkuk nape of the neck -PWMP *batuk₂ nape of the neck -PMP *teŋuq nape of the neck -PWMP *pekuq₂ nape of the neck - *(near) nape, back of the neck -PPH *teŋel neck -POC *kadro neck -POC *Ruqa neck -POC *liqoR neck -PAN *liqeR neck -POC *kalo neck shackle to prevent an animal from passing through fences -PMP *pagal neck, throat - *(noise) necklace beads, necklace -PMP *unuq beads, necklace -PAN *uNuq beads, necklace -PMP *hinuq beads, necklace -PAN *SiNuq beads, necklace of beads -PAN *quNuq necklace -PPH *kulintas necklace -PCMP *bui₂ need assistance given to someone in need -PPH *abúluy do, make, create, perform; to work; to wager: deed; thing; creation; behavior, conduct, performance; work; a bet; because, on account of, through the action of; need, use for something; necessary; for (benefactive) -PMP *buhat₂ in need, in want -PWMP *sadat well-equipped, having what one needs to do live or do a job -PPH *saŋkap needed to run out of supplies, lack something needed -PPH *kapus needle eye of a needle -PWMP *mata nu zaRum eye, face, focal point, center or most prominent part; hole, aperture; doorway, window; budding part of plant; ‘eye’ of coconut; knot in wood; sun; core of a boil; blade of a knife; to awaken; operculum of a snail; mesh of a net; eye of a needle; noose of a trap; hearth; direction of the wind; head of a river; spring, source; lid, cover -PMP *mata needle -PAN *zaRem needle -POC *saRum needle -PAN *zaRum pierce or remove with a needle -PMP *sulam pierce, as wth a needle; extract by piercing -PMP *suŋkit to pierce, as with a needle -PPH *tud(e)lúk to thread a needle -PPH *tanúd needlefish needlefish sp. -POC *panapa needlefish, young ofIstiophorus spp. -PMP *saku₂ needy poor, needy -PPH *lised negation particle of negation -PPh *diq shake the head in negation, shake the head from side-to-side -PWMP *iliŋ₃ negative interjection of negative emotive force -PMP *qisaq negative -PWMP *zaŋan₂ negative existential: there is none -PAN-F *uka₁ negative marker -POC *taqe₁ negative marker -PPh *baláw negative marker -PMP *bak₂ negative marker -PMP *ati₁ negative marker: no, not -PMP *taq₃ negative marker: no, not -PAN-F *ini negative marker: no, not -PWMP *aqa negator negator of nominals -PWMP *buken₁ negator of nominals; other, different -PWMP *beken no, not; negator of verbs and adjectives (cf *buken, *dian, *wada) -PAN *qazi neglect ignore, neglect - *(noise) neighbor border on, neighbor; peer, equal -PWMP *sidiŋ Neomyxus fish sp.: mullet sp.,Neomyxus chaptalii -PMP *qawas neonate neonate (lit. 'red child') -PMP *anak a ma-iRaq Nephelium hairy; kind of hairy fruit, rambutan:Nephelium lappaceum -PWMP *bulu-an nephew nephew, niece -PWMP *kam-anak-en neriifolia a shrub:Euphorbia neriifolia L. -PWMP *sudu-sudu nerve artery, blood vessel, blood vein; muscle; nerve; sinew; tendon -PAN *huRaC artery, blood vessel, blood vein; muscle; nerve; sinew; tendon; fiber; vein of a leaf; grain of wood; strand (of thread, rope); fishing line; root -PMP *uRat weak nerves - *(noise) nervosa tree with bright yellow fruit that has dry flesh:Lucuma nervosa -PPH *tisaq nervous anxious, nervous -PPH *kabá anxious, nervous, restless - *(near) nervous spell -PWMP *badi nest nest -PMP *salaR nest - *(loan) nest, as of a bird -PPH *pugad nest, lair -POC *ñikut nest, lair -PAN-F *Rubu nest, nesting place -PPH *pugad-an nesting nest, nesting place -PPH *pugad-an net a dip net -PAN *Ra-RauS casting net -PWMP *Rambat casting net for fishing -PAN *tabukul casting net; spread out, as a casting net -PWMP *Rambaŋ dip net, scoop net -PMP *lawaq₁ drive pigs into a net -POC *bubuR₂ eye, face, focal point, center or most prominent part; hole, aperture; doorway, window; budding part of plant; ‘eye’ of coconut; knot in wood; sun; core of a boil; blade of a knife; to awaken; operculum of a snail; mesh of a net; eye of a needle; noose of a trap; hearth; direction of the wind; head of a river; spring, source; lid, cover -PMP *mata fine, of the mesh of a fish net -POC *mata riki fish net - *(loan) fish net float -POC *uton hunting net; net used in hunting -PPH *batéŋ kind of fish net or trap -PWMP *tuaD kind of fish net or trap -PWMP *siqud kind of large fishing net -PWMP *salambaw kind of long rectangular fishing net -POC *kupwena mend a net -POC *qono₂ mend a net (intr.) -POC *one one mend a net (tran.) -POC *one-a mesh of a net -PWMP *mata nu puket mosquito net -POC *tai ñamuk mosquito net -POC *tau ñamuk net bag used by men for carrying things on back -PAN-F *kaway₃ noose or net trap -POC *sariŋ noose or net trap -PMP *zariŋ noose, snare; net -PPH *síluq protective covering or enclosure; mosquito net -PPH *kubuŋ₂ scoop net -PAN *RauS scoop up in a net; fetch water by scooping up -PMP *saruk scoop up with a net; catch with snare -PPH *ma-ñiluʔ scoop up, as with a fish net -PAN *kauS spread out, as a net or clothes on the ground to dry -PPH *ladlád to catch with a net, scoop up -PPH *siluʔ-en to patch a hole in a net or mat -PPH *udip to scoop up, as with a fish net -PAN *k<um>auS to weave a net, tie strings together -PWMP *hiket to weave, as a net -POC *tia tree with fiber used to make fish nets -POC *tail netbag netbag, sack, pocket -POC *taŋa₂ nettle stinging nettle:Laportea spp. -POC *silatoŋ stinging nettle:Laportea spp. -PMP *zilateŋ stinging nettle:Laportea spp. -PMP *zalateŋ stinging nettle:Laportea spp. -POC *la-latoŋ stinging nettle:Laportea spp. -PMP *la-lateŋ stinging nettle:Laportea spp. -POC *latoŋ stinging nettle:Laportea spp. -PMP *lateŋ stinging nettle:Laportea spp. -PAN *laCeŋ stinging nettle:Laportea spp. -POC *salatoŋ neutralize tasteless; neutralize something efficacious, as an antidote for poison -PWMP *tawaR₁ never spoiled, gone to waste; never realized, of potential for fertility -PPH *báqug new die; dead; sick; tired (of); faint, lose consciousness; eclipse; new moon; extinguished; blocked (path); paralyzed; numb, asleep (limbs); die down (wind); waterless (springs, rivers); dry up (plants); beaten (in a game); fixed (price); terminate a matter, reach an agreement; disaster; intensive, superlative; desire intensely, be deeply in love -PMP *m-atay first of anything; first fruits; prime, new, untainted, virgin -PMP *buŋas first of anything; first fruits; prime, new, untainted, virgin -PWMP *buŋaR first of anything; new, untainted, virgin -PWMP *buŋaR-an new -PWMP *ma-baqeRuh new moon, eclipse (lit. 'dead moon') -PMP *bulan matay new shoot of vines or creepers -PPH *Raŋaw₁ new shoots of cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica) -PMP *mimis₁ new, fresh; recent(ly); youth, bachelor; beautiful, in one's prime -PMP *baqeRu new, recent; young, fresh -PEMP *baqoRu new; bachelor -PAN *baqeRuh news - *(loan) send out new growth, of vegetation -POC *tupul to hear, listen; obey; hear about; news; fame, famous; to feel, perceive through any sense other than sight -PMP *deŋeR to hear; what is heard, news; to perceive by any sense other than sight -POC *roŋoR to prune a tree; new growth from pruning -PPH *saliŋsíŋ newborn cry of a newborn infant -PWMP *uhaq next beside, next to - *(noise) lie or sleep next to -PMP *hulij lie or sleep next to -PAN *Sulij next to -PWMP *pidpid next to, in close proximity -PPH *sípiŋ next; to follow in succession -PPH *sunúd one who lies next to another -PWMP *ka-hulij seed set aside for the next planting -PAN *bineSiq seed set aside for the next planting (esp. rice) -PMP *binehiq next to close by, next to - *(loan) nibble gnaw, nibble -PAN *ŋetŋet gnaw, nibble at -PMP *qitqit nibble at -PPH *simsím nibble at, gnaw at something hard -POC *bari nibble off, gnaw off -PAN *qiCqiC nibble or gnaw at -PPH *kibkíb nibble, gnaw; moth -PWMP *getget₁ to gnaw, nibble -POC *ŋoti to gnaw, nibble -POC *ŋoŋot-i to nibble at, peel with the teeth -PPH *kutím to nibble, chew at -PWMP *gitgit nibbling move the lips rapidly, as in gnawing or nibbling on something -PPH *kútib nick nick or dent on the cutting edge of a blade -PPH *lupiŋ notch, nick -PPH *tiŋab to notch or nick something -PPH *tiŋab-an nickname nickname (?) -PPH *ban(e)sag nickname for youngest child -PWMP *si huaji niece nephew, niece -PWMP *kam-anak-en niggardly selfish, stingy, niggardly -PPH *ikut₂ night a wake for the dead, night vigil -PPH *lámay be overcome by night, benighted -POC *boŋi-a become night, turn into night -PPH *R<um>abiqi dark of the moon, moonless night -PMP *delem dark, night -PMP *alem evening, night -PAN *Rabi-an every night, happening every night -PPH *R<in>abiqi every night, happening every night -PAN *Rabi-Rabi it is getting dark, night is coming on -POC *e boŋi last night -PMP *ka-Rabiqi night -PAN *beRŋi-n night -POC *boŋi night -PMP *beRŋi night, dark -PMP *halem night, darkness -PMP *malem night, darkness -POC *buŋi nightly, every night -PMP *beRŋi beRŋi pitch black, as a moonless night -PPH *ŋitŋit₃ place where one spends the night -PWMP *paR-beRŋi-an stay awake all night, as in a vigil for the dead -PPH *pulaw stay overnight, spend the night -PWMP *pa-beRŋi taking place at night -PPH *Rabi-en to stay up all night, continue until daybreak -PPH *damaR₂ night-blindness night-blindness, nyctalopia -PAN-F *pukaw nightly nightly, every night -PMP *beRŋi beRŋi nightmare nightmare, fever - *(near) nigrum a plant:Solanum nigrum -PMP *hameti a plant:Solanum nigrum -PAN *SameCi nimble nimble, agile, quick -POC *sokas quick nimble - *(noise) nine nine -PPH *siám nine -PMP *siwa nine -PAN *Siwa nine (of things?) -PAN *u-Siwa nine times -POC *paka-siwa ninth ninth -PPH *ika-siám ninth -PMP *ika-siwa ninth -PAN *Sika-Siwa nip pinch, nip, pluck -PMP *kinit Nipa a swamp palm:Nipa fruticans -PMP *nipaq nipa shingles for roofing nipa shingles for roofing - *(loan) nipple fruit; areca palm and nut; grain; berry; seed; nut; endosperm of a sprouting coconut; kidney; heart; finger; calf of the leg; testicle; various insects; scar tissue; roe; bud; flower; blossom; bear fruit; words, speech, or songs; meaning, contents of discussion; numeral classifier for roundish objects; buttock; Adam's apple; nipple of the breast; button; marble; tattooing -PMP *buaq nipple of the breast -PMP *mata nu susu nipple of the breast -PWMP *qulu ni susu nit nit, egg of a hair louse -PMP *lisehaq, liseqah nit, egg of a hair louse -PAN *liseqeS nit, egg of a louse -POC *lisa nit, egg of a louse -PMP *leseq nit, louse egg -PWMP *liqes no negative marker: no, not -PMP *taq₃ negative marker: no, not -PAN-F *ini negative marker: no, not -PWMP *aqa no, not -PWMP *enda no, not -PAN *adi no, not -POC *qasi₂ no, not -PWMP *inda₃ no, not -PWMP *hediq no, not -PWMP *eŋga no, not -PMP *dian no, not - *(near) no, not - *(noise) no, not (probably negator of verbs and adjectives) -PWMP *hadiq no, not; negator of verbs and adjectives (cf *buken, *dian, *wada) -PAN *qazi no, not; vetative marker: don't! -PMP *beliq₂ with no difference, equally to both -PMP *sama-sama nobility nobility, member of the chiefly class -PMP *aren noble woman princess, noble woman - *(loan) nod bow the head, nod -PWMP *tuek nod - *-tuk₃(root) nod the head in drowsiness -PWMP *qantuk nod the head in drowsiness -PWMP *kantuk to nod the head, as in agreement -PPH *taŋuq node elbow, knee; joint, node -POC *pwatu joint, node -POC *patu₁ joints, nodes -PMP *buku buku knotty, full of knots or nodes -PPh *ma-buku node (as in bamboo or sugarcane); joint; knuckle; knot in wood; knot in string or rope -PMP *bukuh node (as in bamboo or sugarcane); joint; knuckle; knot in wood; knot in string or rope; Mons veneris -POC *buku node (as in bamboo or sugarcane); joint; knuckle; knot in wood; knot in string or rope; Mons veneris -PCEMP *buku node, joint; knuckle; swelling under the skin -POC *buku-buku one joint or node (as of bamboo or sugarcane) -PWMP *sa-ŋa-buku noise banging noise - *-beŋ₁(root) become distracted or confused, as by noise -PWMP *liŋáw chirping of birds; noise, sound -PAN *Suni confused, disoriented by loud noise -PWMP *begaw hear; noise - *-ŋeR(root) loud, unpleasant noise -PWMP *qiŋeR loud, unpleasant noise -PMP *iŋaR make a sound or noise -PWMP *pa-huni noise of flatulence -PWMP *ka-qetut noise, clamor -PMP *kuruq noise, clamor -PAN *quriaw noise, commotion -POC *uni noise, sound -PMP *buñi noise, tumult -POC *guru noise, tumult -PMP *guruq noise, tumult -PMP *guru noise, tumult, turmoil, confusion -PPH *ribuk resounding noise -POC *rourou stunned by great noise -PWMP *biRaw sucking noise made as a signal to another person -PMP *misik noisily suck noisily -PWMP *cutcut noisy noisy -PPH *riak nominal negator of nominals -PWMP *buken₁ negator of nominals; other, different -PWMP *beken nominal prefix marking instruments, or products of an action -PWMP *paŋ- verbal suffix marking locative voice; nominal suffix marking location -PAN *-an verbal suffix marking patient or undergoer voice; nominal suffix marking product of an action or thing affected by an action -PAN *-en nominate 2pl. nominate and genitive; you all, your -PCEMP *kamiu nominative 1pl. excl. nominative pronoun, we (exclusive) -PAN *k-ami 1pl. excl. nominative pronoun, we (exclusive) -PAN *ami 1pl. excl. nominative, we -PAN *i-ami 1pl. incl. nominative and hortative pronoun -POC *-da₁ 1pl. incl. nominative and hortative pronoun -PAN *ta-₁ 1sg nominative; I -PAN *aku 2pl. nominative and genitive; you all, your -PMP *kamu-yu 2pl. nominative pronoun -PAN *amu 2pl. nominative, you all -PAN *kamu-yu 2pl. nominative, you all -PMP *kamu₂ 2pl. nominative, you all -PAN *k-amu nominative case marker for common nouns -PAN *su nominative case marker for plural personal names -PAN *sa₁ nominative case marker for singular common nouns -PAN *ya nominative case marker for singular personal names or kin terms used as personal names -PAN *si₁ non-actor genitive case marker for singular personal names and pronouns; marker of possession, part-to-whole relationships, and agency of a non-actor voice verb -PAN *ni none negative existential: there is none -PAN-F *uka₁ nonetheless conjunction: despite, nonetheless -PMP *baka₁ non-native non-native canoe -POC *pakaq non-purulent wart; cyst; non-purulent skin eruption -POC *putiR wart; cyst; non-purulent skin eruption -PCEMP *butiR wart; cyst; non-purulent skin eruption -PMP *buteliR non-staple non-staple food eaten with rice -PPH *siraq₂ non-subject 2sg possessor and non-subject agent -PAN *-nu₂ noon zenith; noon, mid-day -PPh *ugtu noose eye, face, focal point, center or most prominent part; hole, aperture; doorway, window; budding part of plant; ‘eye’ of coconut; knot in wood; sun; core of a boil; blade of a knife; to awaken; operculum of a snail; mesh of a net; eye of a needle; noose of a trap; hearth; direction of the wind; head of a river; spring, source; lid, cover -PMP *mata noose or net trap -POC *sariŋ noose or net trap -PMP *zariŋ noose trap -PWMP *ziRet noose trap -PWMP *zeRet noose, snare; net -PPH *síluq snare, noose trap; spring up suddenly, jerk up (as a fishing line or noose trap) -POC *pintik snare, noose trap; spring up suddenly, jerk up (as a fishing line or noose trap) -PMP *bitik₁ North North - *(loan) north north wind -PMP *qamihan north wind -PAN *qamiS north; rainy season -PPh *qamihan-an north; winter -PAN *qamiS-an wind that blows from the north -POC *tokalaur northeast wind from the northeast (?) -PCEMP *raki nose a cold; nasal mucus, runny nose -PPH *sip(e)qun bamboo nose flute -PWMP *turali bamboo nose flute -PMP *tulali bamboo nose flute -PAN *tulani blow the nose -POC *paŋusi blow the nose - *(noise) blow the nose by pinching off one nostril -PMP *eseŋ bridge of the nose -PWMP *bataŋ qijuŋ cover nose and mouth with hand -PWMP *penpen₂ nasal mucus; blow the nose -PWMP *seŋa₁ nose -POC *icuŋ nose -POC *ucuŋ nose -PMP *ŋijuŋ nose -PAN *ujuŋ nose -PMP *ijuŋ nose -PWMP *e(ŋ)juŋ nose - *(noise) pointed or prominent, of the nose -PPH *táŋus snout, nose -PPH *duŋus snout, nose - *(noise) tree trunk, fallen tree, log; stem of a plant; body; corpse; self; bridge of the nose; most important or preeminent thing; main course of a river; mushroom or bracket fungus that grows on tree trunks or decaying logs -PMP *bataŋ nosebleed nosebleed -PAN-F *ŋuSuN nostril blow the nose by pinching off one nostril -PMP *eseŋ snort, sniff; blow air through the nostrils -PWMP *eŋkus not be, exist, have; not be, not have -PWMP *wada-i be, exist, have; not exist, not have -PWMP *wada-q be, exist, have; wealthy; not exist, not have -PMP *wada dim, not well-lit -PPH *kulap hesitate, not able to act -PPH *taka high-pitched sound of striking against something hard but not resonant -PMP *katik negative marker: no, not -PMP *taq₃ negative marker: no, not -PAN-F *ini negative marker: no, not -PWMP *aqa no, not -PWMP *enda no, not -PAN *adi no, not -POC *qasi₂ no, not -PWMP *inda₃ no, not -PWMP *hediq no, not -PWMP *eŋga no, not -PMP *dian no, not - *(near) no, not - *(noise) no, not (probably negator of verbs and adjectives) -PWMP *hadiq no, not; negator of verbs and adjectives (cf *buken, *dian, *wada) -PAN *qazi no, not; vetative marker: don't! -PMP *beliq₂ save, not use - *(noise) to keep someone awake, not let them sleep -PPH *puyat-en unnoticed, not perceived - *(noise) notch fit snugly, as bowstring in arrow notch -PMP *siŋ(e)qit notch cut in a tree -PAN *qabaS notch, as in a tree that has been cut prior to felling -PWMP *baŋbaŋ₇ notch, as in a tree trunk; notch-shaped area under theglans penis -PWMP *etak notch, groove -PMP *geret notch, nick -PPH *tiŋab notch; notched -PMP *epaŋ to notch or nick something -PPH *tiŋab-an to notch, to carve -POC *korot notched notch; notched -PMP *epaŋ notched log ladder -PEMP *aRezan notched log ladder -PMP *haRezan notched log ladder -PMP *ezan notch-shaped notch, as in a tree trunk; notch-shaped area under theglans penis -PWMP *etak note to note, remember; care, attention, caution -PMP *iŋat to notice, take note of; recognize -PWMP *ma-ŋilala nothing nothing -PWMP *NEG + apa apa notice notice, observe -PPh *himatún to notice, take note of; recognize -PWMP *ma-ŋilala noun 3sg. possessor of inalienable possessed nouns -POC *-ña common noun article -PMP *na₁ derivational circumfix, probably used to form deverbal nouns of location -PWMP *paR- ... -an derivational prefix, used to form deverbal nouns -PWMP *paR- formative for abstract nouns (often deverbal) -PAN *ka- -an₃ formative for abstract nouns of quality -PAN *ka-₅ formative for nouns of location -PAN *ka- -an₂ genitive case marker for common nouns (cf. *na, *ni) -PAN *nu₃ locative case marker for common nouns (cf. *da, *di) -PWMP *du marker of instrumental nouns -PMP *ha- marker of instrumental nouns -PAN *Sa-₂ nominative case marker for common nouns -PAN *su nominative case marker for singular common nouns -PAN *ya oblique case marker for personal nouns -PAN *ki₂ oblique case marker for singular personal nouns -PMP *ki₂ₐ oblique of common nouns (cf. *ki, *ka) -PAN *ku prefixed to a noun means ‘to get, obtain, collect, gather’ (noun) -PAN *ki- nourish food; to feed, nourish -PMP *p<in>aŋan now now (?) -PWMP *ka-i-ni proximal spatio-temporal deixis: this, here; now -PAN *-ni still, yet, til now, first (before doing something else) -PAN *pa₁ nude naked, nude, undressed -PWMP *lebas nude - *(noise) nudge nudge, bump against another person -PWMP *da(m)pil touch lightly, nudge; pull trigger -PPH *kal(e)bit-en touch lightly, nudge; pull trigger -PPH *kal(e)bit nudged to be elbowed, nudged or poked with an elbow -PWMP *siku-en was elbowed, was nudged with an elbow -PWMP *s<in>iku nudity nudity, exposure of the body -PWMP *pukas₁ numb die; dead; sick; tired (of); faint, lose consciousness; eclipse; new moon; extinguished; blocked (path); paralyzed; numb, asleep (limbs); die down (wind); waterless (springs, rivers); dry up (plants); beaten (in a game); fixed (price); terminate a matter, reach an agreement; disaster; intensive, superlative; desire intensely, be deeply in love -PMP *m-atay numb; 'fall asleep', of a limb -PPh *ban(e)héd number number; total -PWMP *bilaŋ-an overwhem in numbers? -PMP *penuq sakay prefix for ordinal numbers -PAN *Sika- tiny sea fish that ascends rivers in huge numbers to spawn -PEMP *ipun₁ tiny sea fish that ascends rivers in huge numbers to spawn -PMP *hipun₁ which number is it? -PPH *ika-pija number between 20 and 30 number between 20 and 30 - *(loan) numeral fruit; areca palm and nut; grain; berry; seed; nut; endosperm of a sprouting coconut; kidney; heart; finger; calf of the leg; testicle; various insects; scar tissue; roe; bud; flower; blossom; bear fruit; words, speech, or songs; meaning, contents of discussion; numeral classifier for roundish objects; buttock; Adam's apple; nipple of the breast; button; marble; tattooing -PMP *buaq fruit; seed; blossom; egg; nut; testicle; numeral classifier for roundish objects; to fruit, bear fruit; show first signs of pregnancy; to swell, of the sea -POC *puaq numeral prefix -PCEMP *i₄ numeral prefix, divide into x (x = numeral) -PMP *pa-₁ numeral prefix; cardinal numeral marker -POC *e numeral suffix - *(noise) prefix for ordinal numerals -POC *ka- prefix for ordinal numerals -PMP *ika- stone; testicle; kind of banana; numeral classifier for teeth (?) -PMP *batu numeral classifier piece, numeral classifier - *(loan) numeral classifier for flat objects numeral classifier for flat objects - *(loan) nurse give the breast to, nurse a child -PAN *pa-susu to nurse, give a child the breast (to be sucked) -PAN *pa-susu-en wet nurse (?) -PWMP *susu-an nut a nut tree,Canarium sp. -POC *(q)alipa a shore tree with edible nuts:Terminalia catappa -POC *talise₁ a shore tree with edible nuts:Terminalia catappa -PMP *talisay areca nut and palm; heart -POC *buaq areca nut cutter - *(loan) betel nut case -PWMP *salapa betel nut case -PWMP *calapaʔ betel nut: nut ofAreca catechu -PAN-F *Sawiki chew without intending to swallow, as betel nut; premasticate food to give to an infant; premasticated food -PMP *mamaq chewed mass of food or betel nut in the mouth -PWMP *sepaq fruit; areca palm and nut; grain; berry; seed; nut; endosperm of a sprouting coconut; kidney; heart; finger; calf of the leg; testicle; various insects; scar tissue; roe; bud; flower; blossom; bear fruit; words, speech, or songs; meaning, contents of discussion; numeral classifier for roundish objects; buttock; Adam's apple; nipple of the breast; button; marble; tattooing -PMP *buaq fruit; seed; blossom; egg; nut; testicle; numeral classifier for roundish objects; to fruit, bear fruit; show first signs of pregnancy; to swell, of the sea -POC *puaq immature stage of coconut or areca nut (?) -POC *piras inferior type of betel nut -PMP *burun leaf of a vine chewed with betel nut, betel pepper:Piper betle -PWMP *buyuq nut variety - *(noise) plant fiber; coconut husk, fibers of areca nuts, fibers covering mango seeds, etc. -PWMP *sabut putty nut:Parinari laurinum -POC *katita split, divide, break off; section of a betel nut -PMP *tebiq the putty nut:Parinarium laurinum -POC *qatita the putty nut:Parinarium laurinum -POC *qarita tree with edible nut, the Canarium almond:Canarium commune -POC *kaŋaRi tree with edible nut, the Canarium almond:Canarium commune -PMP *kanari wild palm tree with fruit similar to areca nut:Heterospathe elata -PPH *sagisí nutmeg nutmeg - *(loan) nyctalopia night-blindness, nyctalopia -PAN-F *pukaw nymph nymph - *(loan) |
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Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, web edition
Robert Blust and Stephen Trussel
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