babi

Malay

/babi/

noun
Definitions
  • pig mammal of genus Sus
  • (offensive) a contemptible person

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *babi inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy inherited from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*babuy

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms