putih
Malay
/puteh/, /putɪh/
adj
Definitions
- white bright and colourless
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayic *putih derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)putiq.
Origin
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*(ma-)putiq
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- puti Cebuano
- putih Indonesian
- sawi putih Indonesian
- puti Tagalog
- besi Malay
- besi putih Malay
- puteh Malay
- *(ma-)putiq Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- *putiq Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- *putih Proto-Malayic
- puti Bikol Central
- antsifotsy Malagasy
- fotsy Malagasy
- vorompotsy Malagasy
- putih Brunei Malay
- putih ms-cla
- putiah Minangkabau
- putih Minangkabau
- puti Kapampangan
- puteh Acehnese
- putiq Sasak
- pote' West Coast Bajau
- ma-pute Buginese
- pote Madurese
- fusi Nias
- maputi Iranun