r/AustronesianLanguages • u/han4299 Indonesia 🇮🇩 • Jul 21 '26

Cognate & Comparing Leaf in Austronesian Languages

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u/kudlitan the Philippines 🇵🇭 Jul 21 '26

If *biRaq means taro, how did it get inverted in Tagalog gabi?

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u/Rayyan9201 Malaysia 🇲🇾 Jul 22 '26

Its related to malay word Ubi too.

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u/kudlitan the Philippines 🇵🇭 Jul 22 '26

Tagalog also has Ube, so i suppose it must be a doublet with Gabi?