"(ma-)wiʀi" meaning in Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

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Adjective

IPA: /(ma)wiʀi/, /(ma)wiri/ Forms: wiʀi [canonical]
Etymology: *ma- + *wiʀi Etymology templates: {{prefix|poz-pro|*ma|*wiʀi}} *ma- + *wiʀi Head templates: {{head|poz-pro|adjective}} *(ma-)wiʀi
  1. left (the west side of the body when one is facing north) Tags: reconstruction
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}

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