Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/tahun

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 *taqun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tahun/

Noun

*tahun

1. year (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun)

Descendants

• Banjarese: tahun
• Kendayan: tahun
• Ibanic
  • Iban: taun
  • Keninjal: tahun
  • Mualang: taon
  • Seberuang: tahuə̯n
• Malayan
  • Malay: tahun
    • Indonesian: tahun, tahoen (1901–1947)
      • → As: tahun
    • → Tausug: tahun
    • → Ternate: tahun
  • Central Malay: taun
  • Minangkabau: taun
  • Kedah Malay: taun
  • Pattani Malay: ตาฮง (tahoŋ)
• Urak Lawoi': ตาฮด (tahot)

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
• Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa