tuna

Malay

/tuna/

noun

Definitions

The name of a mudsnake or eel with a yellowish body, possibly the marbled eel, .

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuna inherited from Proto-Austronesian *tuNa (freshwater eel).

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*tuNa

Gloss

freshwater eel

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

belut Malay
belut tuna Malay
ikan Malay
ikan tuna Malay
ular Malay
ular tuna Malay
*tuna Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*tuNa Proto-Austronesian
*tuna Proto-Polynesian
*tuna Proto-Oceanic
tona Malagasy
*tuna Proto-Philippine
toda Amis
tuza Thao
tjulja Paiwan
tula Puyuma
duna Bima
tula Kulon-Pazeh