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Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Index to Sets
(click on a *proto-form for its set)
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*na₁ PMP *na₁, common noun article. WMP CMP OC *na₂ PAN *na₂, linker marking emphatic attribution. Formosan WMP *na₃ PAN *na₃, genitive of plural personal names. Formosan WMP OC *-na PAN *-na, distal spatio-temporal deixis: that, there; then. Formosan WMP CMP OC; PMP *i-na, that, there. WMP CMP SHWNG OC; PWMP *sa-na, there. WMP *nabuq PMP *nabuq, to fall. WMP CMP *nadi POC *nadi, hard stone used to make tools. OC *nago POC *nago, face; front; prow of canoe. OC *nai POC *nai, woman’s grass skirt. OC *najam PAN *najam, accustomed to, familiar with; tame. Formosan WMP; PAN *ma-najam, accustomed to, familiar with; tame. Formosan WMP; POC *ma-nacam, tame, docile. OC *nakaw PMP *nakaw, steal. WMP CMP *nákem PPH *nákem, will; intellect; reasoning, intention, mental presence, mind. WMP; PPH *ma-nákem, (gloss uncertain). WMP *namaw PMP *namaw, sheltered water: deep place in a river; cove, harbor, lagoon. WMP CMP; POC *namo, lagoon. OC *namut PMP *namut, an evergreen tree with decorative flowers: Cynometra ramiflora L.. WMP CMP *namut-namut PMP *namut-namut, a tree: Cynometra spp.. WMP CMP *-nan PWMP *-nan, that. WMP; PWMP *a-nan, that. WMP *nana₁ POC *nana₁, that, those. OC *nana₂ PPH *nana₂, term of address for older female relative. WMP *nanaw PPH *nanaw, look over a wide area, search for something with the eyes while standing in place. WMP *naNaq PAN *naNaq, pus. Formosan; PMP *nanaq, pus. WMP CMP SHWNG OC; PWMP *maR-nanaq, to suppurate, ooze pus. WMP; PWMP *nanaq-an, having pus. WMP; PWMP *nanaq-en, to suppurate, of a wound. WMP *naŋa₁ PMP *naŋa₁, estuary, mouth of a river. WMP CMP *naŋa₂ PMP *naŋa₂, kind of thick rattan. WMP CMP *nara PMP *nara, a tree: Pterocarpus indica. WMP CMP *naRa PAN *naRa, to wait. Formosan WMP *naRah PMP *naRah, a tree: Pterocarpus indica. WMP CMP OC *nasi PWMP *nasi, fermented rice. WMP *nasuk PAN *nasuk, cook by boiling. Formosan WMP OC *natek PWMP *natek, palm flour. WMP *nati PMP *nati, young of animals. WMP OC *natu PEMP *natu, child, offspring. SHWNG OC *natuq PMP *natuq, ovary of an an oviparous animal. WMP CMP OC *nau PPH *nau, to teach, show someone how to do something. WMP *nawnáw PPH *nawnáw, to dissolve something in water; swish around in water. WMP *nay PAN *nay, deictic particle: this. Formosan *neknek PMP *neknek, gnat, sandfly, fruit fly. WMP; POC *nonok, gnat, fly">sandfly. OC *nema PAN *nema, what thing?. Formosan *nemnem PAN *nemnem, think. Formosan WMP; POC *nonom, to think. OC *nepuq PMP *nepuq, stonefish. WMP SHWNG; POC *nopuq, stonefish. OC *-ni PAN *-ni, proximal spatio-temporal deixis: this, here; now. Formosan WMP CMP OC; PAN *di-ni, here. Formosan WMP; PAN *i-ni, this, here. Formosan WMP CMP OC; PAN *ia-ni, this; here. Formosan WMP OC; PWMP *ka-i-ni, now (?). WMP; PAN *qa-ni, this; here. Formosan WMP OC; PWMP *si-ni, here. WMP *ni PAN *ni, genitive case marker for singular personal names and pronouns; marker of possession, part-to-whole relationships, and agency of a non-actor voice verb. Formosan WMP OC *niket PMP *niket, sticky, adhesive. WMP CMP *nilaw PMP *nilaw, bright light. WMP CMP *nilu PMP *nilu, intense sensation in teeth when eating sour fruit; for teeth to be on edge. WMP CMP *nimas PAN *nimas, bailer in a canoe. Formosan WMP; POC *nimas, bailer; to bail water from a canoe. OC *ninih PMP *ninih, shake, tremble, rock. WMP; PCEMP *nini, shake, tremble, rock. CMP OC *niniq₁ PMP *niniq₁, plant sp.: Donax canniformis, used as material for making baskets. WMP CMP OC *niniq₂ PMP *niniq₂, sandfly. WMP CMP SHWNG *niŋal PMP *niŋal, echo. WMP CMP *niŋniŋ PMP *niŋniŋ, clear, of water. WMP; PCEMP *niniŋ, clear, of water. CMP *nipaq PMP *nipaq, a swamp palm: Nipa fruticans. WMP OC *nipay PMP *nipay, snake. WMP CMP; POC *nipe, snake. OC *nipen PAN *nipen, tooth. Formosan WMP CMP SHWNG; POC *nipon, tooth. OC *niRab PWMP *niRab, yesterday. WMP *nisnís PPH *nisnís, to wipe, rub, scrub. WMP; PPH *nisnis-an, to wipe away, wipe off. WMP *nituq PMP *nituq, a fern: Lygodium spp.. WMP CMP *niuR PMP *niuR, coconut. WMP CMP SHWNG OC *nofo POC *nofo, sit; stay or stop moving; reside. OC *noku POC *noku, bend, fold. OC *nopo-nopo POC *nopo-nopo, to fear, be intimidated by. OC *nu- PAN *nu-, future marker with words for days. Formosan WMP *nu₁ PAN *nu₁, if, when (in future). Formosan WMP *nu₂ PWMP *nu₂, 2sg.; you. WMP *nu₃ PAN *nu₃, genitive case marker for common nouns (cf. *na, *ni). Formosan WMP *-nu₁ PAN *-nu₁, marker of uncertainty. Formosan WMP; PMP *a-nu, thing whose name is unknown, avoided, or cannot be remembered: what?. WMP CMP; PCEMP *anu, thing whose name is unknown. OC; PWMP *maŋ-anu, do such-and-such (action unspecified). WMP; PWMP *sa-anu, (gloss uncertain). WMP; PWMP *i-anu, si-anu, person whose name is avoided or cannot be remembered: So-and-so. WMP; PMP *sanu, person whose name is avoided or cannot be remembered: So-and-so. WMP OC; PWMP *in-anu, to have had something done with it. WMP; PMP *a-nu-ku, my unnamed thing: mine. WMP OC; PMP *a-nu-mu, your unnamed thing: yours. WMP OC; PMP *a-nu-ni a, his/her unnamed thing: his/hers. WMP; POC *anu-ña, his/her unnamed thing: his/hers. OC; PAN *i-nu, place which is unknown or cannot be remembered: where?. Formosan WMP; PAN *ka-nu₁, interrogative; probably 'when?'. Formosan; PMP *ka-nu₂, when?. WMP; PAN *na-nu, what(?). Formosan WMP; PPh *si-nu, person whose name is unknown, avoided or cannot be remembered: who?. WMP; PPh *anu-en, how? In what way?. WMP; PWMP *anu-anu, thing of uncertainty. WMP *-nu₂ PAN *-nu₂, 2sg possessor and non-subject agent. Formosan WMP *nues PMP *nues, squid. WMP CMP *nuka PAN *nuka, to make hemp yarn. Formosan *numa PAN *numa, how?. Formosan *nunu₁ POC *nunu₁, earthquake. OC; POC *nu-nunu, earthquake. OC *nunu₂ POC *nunu₂, to slough, shed the skin, as a snake. OC *nunuh PAN *nunuh, female breast. Formosan WMP; POC *nunu₃, female breast. OC *nunuk PMP *nunuk, a tree: the banyan or strangler fig. WMP CMP OC *nuŋnuŋ PWMP *nuŋnuŋ, stare, look fixedly. WMP *nuRuq PMP *nuRuq, luck. WMP; PMP *ma-nuRuq, luck. WMP OC *nus PMP *nus, squid, cuttlefish. WMP CMP *nusa₁ PMP *nusa₁, island. WMP CMP SHWNG OC; POC *a-nusa, small island, islet. OC *nusa₂ POC *nusa₂, smaller types of reef squid. OC |
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Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, web edition
Robert Blust and Stephen Trussel
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