-is -bak whole body from top to tail

Part of Speech	n
Inflection Class	inal
Pronunciation	[C-]ˈis [C/a-]bak
Borrowed Word	-is < Austronesian, cf. PMP *isi 'flesh (of humans, animals, fruits, tubers); contents; blade of a knife; inhabitants, residents' (ACD); -bak 'body' < Austronesian, cf. PMP *hawak ˈwaist, back of the waistˈ (ACD). The immediate source of borrowing is not known. The same lexical parallelism for 'body' is found in nearby Austronesian languages, e.g., Wetar ‹isir-wewaki› 'body'. [Blust and Trussel ongoing]

• • whole body from top to tail

  • • Example 439:
      

      Sirwis no gèpaia lèmang nis nèbak mèdit lai.

      I work until my whole body hurts.

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• See also:
  • -is body / meat