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Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/anay-anay

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 *anay, from Proto-Austronesian *aNay.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /anaj.anaj/

Noun

*anay-anay

  1. insect of the order Isoptera: termite, white ant

Descendants
  • Banjarese: anay-anay
  • Malay: anai-anai
  • Minangkabau: anai-anai

Further reading
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