List of Spanish words of Austronesian origin
- List of Spanish words of Austronesian origin
This is a list of Spanish words that come from Austronesian languages. It is further divided into words that come from Hawaiian, Javanese, and Malay. Some of these words have alternate etymologies and may also appear on a list of Spanish words from a different language.
=Hawaiian=
*canaco= Polynesian (adjective) & a Polynesian person: from Hawaiian "kanáka" "to be human."
=Javanese=
*junco= junk (ship): from Portuguese "junco", from Javanese or Malay "jong" "boat," "ship."
=Malay=
*bambú= bamboo: probably from Malay "bambú" "bamboo."
*cacatúa= cockatoo: from Malay "kakatua", "cockatoo," from "kakak" "older brother" + "tua" "old."
*casuarina= Casuarina: from Malay "kěsuari" "," + -ina (diminutive suffix). Named for the similarity in appearance between the little branches of the tree and the feathers of the casuario (see following).
*casuario= cassowary: from Malay "kěsuari."
*lancha= launch (boat): from Portuguese "lancha", from Malay "lancha", "lancharan", "boat," from "lanchar" "velocity without effort," "action of gliding smoothly" (said primarily of boats and turtles).
*malayo= a Malaysian person: from Malay "Mělayu", of uncertain origin.
*orangután= orangutan: from Malay "ōrang hūtan" "person of the jungle," from "ōrang" "man, person" + "hūtan" "jungle, forest."
=Tagalog=
*barangay= from "balañgay", meaning "barrio", ultimately from "balangay" an ancient Malayo-Polynesian boat
*abacá= from "abaka" a native species of banana
*palay
ee also
*Linguistic history of Spanish
*List of English words of Spanish origin
References
*"Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua española" by Guido Gómez de Silva (ISBN 968-16-2812-8)
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