Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

shallow earthenware cooking pot or pan

inattentive

fish sp.

spring back suddenly; spring-set spear trap; the constellation Orion

mid-rib of coconut leaf

split, divide

co-

scratch or wale on the skin

pale, unnaturally white

pale, albino

crosswise, athwart

vine

edible marine invertebrate - probably sea cucumber

kind of ladder

the mung bean: Phaseolus spp.

negative marker

small shrimp sp.

a resin, probably Dipterocarpus spp.; resinous substance obtained from this tree

public building, community house, guest house

banana sp.

beating stick; to beat, beat (esp. clothes in washing them)

dull-witted, stupid

border, boundary

butterfly

spotted, streaked

to answer, retaliate; reciprocate good or evil

to complete, perfect something

join, participate in; accompany

become, happen

equal, equivalent

wind

lie, deception

reverse, turn around

fish sp.

answer, oppose, opposite side or part; partner, friend, enemy

dual division, moiety

shaman (probably a transvestite or hermaphrodite), shamaness; shamanistic ceremony

fish sp.

fish sp.

weaver's sword ( lath used to beat in and tighten the woof)

kind of grass

to mix, blend

reverse, turn around

scapula, shoulder blade

encircle, wrap around

reverse, turn around

reverse, turn over or around

tie around; belt

bend, curl up

turn, revolve

species of edible snail

misunderstand, fail to grasp

bent, twisted

spiral or circle round

a tree and its edible fruit, the starfruit: Averrhoa bilimbi, Averrhoa carambola

piece of wood used for a purpose; lie athwart, as a beam

somersault (cf. *)

fracture, break

a bird: the kingfisher

a tree: the banyan or strangler fig

adze, axe

buy, sell

dual division, moiety == cluster (a) answer, oppose, opposite side or part; partner, friend, enemy

return

mourn

cluster (b) == repay, return in kind; retaliate, take revenge (hence: to equalize a loss or debt)

change, exchange; repeat, return; again

change, exchange; repeat, return; again

wild duck

kind of grass

rinse, rinse off

a plant yielding useful fibers: Thespesia populnea

rice pestle

some, some more

widow(er)

widow(er)

dove sp.

a dove: probably Ducula spp.

sail

to sell

large open-work basket

thick or hard skin, buffalo hide, leather; callus

bind, bundle

mix

provisions for a journey

bind, bundle; wrap in cloth; death shroud; cloth(ing)

mix

bind, bundle, wrap in cloth; death shroud; cloth(ing)

a tree: Mangifera sp.

a tree with edible fruit, and medicinal uses, probably Buchanania arborescens

mourn the dead

a vine: Entada scandens

mix

mix

roll or wrap something up

dugout canoe

a fish, the snapper: Lutjanus spp.

a tree: Lagerstroemia speciosa

thread, yarn

husband