Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/bərat

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 *bəʀəqat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəʀat/

Adjective

*bərat

1. heavy (having great weight)

Descendants

• Ibanic
  • Iban: berat
• Malayan
  • Malay: berat
    • Indonesian: berat
  • Minangkabau: barek
  • Pattani Malay: บือรฺะ (bəɣaʔ)
• Urak Lawoi': บรัยจ (brac)