ACD - Austronesian Comparative Dictionary Online

*suquN carry on the head

PAN suquN carry on the head ⇫ ¶

Form.
Paiwan	tuqulʸ	carry on the head
WMP
Ilokano	su-suon-en	to carry on the head
	su-suón	pad placed on the head for carrying heavy objects; object carried on the head
Agutaynen	mag-tokon	to carry something on the head or shoulders
Palauan	mə-lúʔəl	carry on the head
Kenyah (Long Anap)	suʔun	carry on the shoulder
Kenyah	suʔun	carry on the shoulder
Melanau (Mukah)	suʔun	carry
Simalur	sun	carry on the head
Totoli	suun	carry on the head
Tialo	suun	carry on the head
Balaesang	suuŋ	carry on the head
Sundanese	suhun-an	beam that supports the roof; ridge of the roof
	suhun	to take, put or carry on the head
Old Javanese	a-nuhun	to carry on the head; to take or receive on the head; to raise over the head; to pay homage, accept respectfully, act respectfully
	s-um-uhun	to carry on the head; to take or receive on the head; to raise over the head; to pay homage, accept respectfully, act respectfully
Javanese	suhun	to have great respect for
Balinese	suhun	carry on the head (a sign of great respect); fig., obey an order
CMP
Li'o	suʔu	carry on the head

POC suqun carry on the head ⇫ ¶

OC
Proto-North-Central Vanuatu	suʔu-ni	carry or wear on head

Reconstructions

PAN	suquN	carry on the head
POC	suqun	carry on the head

Note

Also Sangir suĕŋ ‘carry on the head’. Both *suqun and *zuŋzuŋ appear to have meant ‘carry on the head’, with no clearly discernable difference of meaning. In addition to this basic physical sense both words carry figurative meanings of ‘to obey’ (Malay, Balinese) and paying homage (Old Javanese, Balinese), but since these semantic extensions are confined to languages of western Indonesia they cannot be attributed to the reconstructed forms. Dempwolff (1934-38) posits *suqun, but cites cognates only from Javanese and Malay.