ACD - Austronesian Comparative Dictionary Online

*beRay give

PAN beRay give ⇫ ¶

Form.
Trobiawan	vlay	to give
Saisiyat	beLay	give
Seediq	begay	give
Rukai	wa-baay	give
Rukai (Tona)	wa-baay	give
Puyuma	beray	to give
Puyuma (Tamalakaw)	-veRay	give
Puyuma	-veRay	give
Paiwan	ki-pa-va-vai	beg
	v-n-ai	to give
	vai	give
Proto-Atayalic	begay	give

PMP beRay give, present gifts to; gift ⇫ ¶

WMP
Tagalog	bigáy	gift; something given for any reason
	bígay-an	mutual exchange of gifts
Rhade	brey	to give
Tboli	belay	give
Aklanon	bugáy	give, offer
Cebuano	bugáy	bride price; gift originally given to the bride's family, but now often to the bride; give a bride price
Molbog	bogoy	to give
Maranao	begay	give; gift; contribute or contribution
Manobo (Western Bukidnon)	beɣey	to give
Acehnese	beuri	give, endow, present to; allow, permit
	bri	give, endow, present to; allow, permit
Kelabit	bere	thing given
	pe-bere	give to one another, exchange gifts
Dairi-Pakpak Batak	bere	give to, present gifts to
Karo Batak	beré	give; allow, permit; feed animals; make offerings, present gifts
Iban	beriʔ	dowry; to give
Nias	beʔe	give, deliver; make, do
Mongondow	bo-bogoi	what is used to pay a fine, what is done or given in penance
	bogoi	give
Banggai	bee	give
Mandar	me-bei	given
	mam-bei	give to (someone)
	bei	to give
Proto-Sangiric	biəRay	give
CMP
Donggo	vei	give
Tetun	fo mai	deliver to
	fo ba	give to
	fo	give, grant, deliver
	fo lai	lend
Vaikenu	fɛ	to give
Rotinese	fe	give, allow; make, originate; indicate for whom something is intended
	fe-fe-k	gift

PEMP boRe give ⇫ ¶

SHWNG
Buli	po	give, hand over, surrender
Dusner	be	to give

PWMP maŋ-beRay give ⇫ ¶

WMP
Kelabit	mere	to give
Karo Batak	meré	give; allow, permit; feed animals; make offerings, present gifts
Mongondow	mo-mogoi	pay a fine, do penance

PAN pa-beRay to give ⇫ ¶

Form.
Thao	pa-lhay cicu	Let him do it!
	pa-lhay	give someone freedom to do something, let someone do something
Paiwan	pa-vai	to give
WMP
Tagalog	pa-bigáy	gift sent

Reconstructions

PAN	beRay	give
PMP	beRay	give, present gifts to; gift
PEMP	boRe	give
PWMP	maŋ-beRay	give
PAN	pa-beRay	to give

Note

Also Amis pa-fli ‘to give’, Palawan Batak bugay-án ‘to give’, Maranao begi ‘give’, Mongondow ogoi ‘give’. The glosses in several languages cited here suggest that *beRay referred specifically to the giving of gifts, hence to giving as a social act, rather than to the simple physical act of passing an object from one person to another. The glosses for Cebuano bugáy and Iban beriʔ suggest further that by at least PWMP times *beRay applied to the socially binding exchange of gifts in a marriage transaction.