ACD - Austronesian Comparative Dictionary Online

*ŋurut growl, whine

PMP ŋurut growl, whine ⇫ ¶

WMP
Cebuano	ŋulut	growling in defiance or complaint (of dogs)
Kayan (Uma Juman)	ŋurut	whimper constantly, asking for things (of a child)
Kayan	ŋurut	whimper constantly, asking for things (of a child)

POC ŋuru to growl, as a dog ⇫ ¶

OC
Mbula	ŋurŋur	growling (of a dog); grunt at, growl at (used of pigs and dogs)
Tuvaluan	ŋulu	rhythmic grunting (as of gong-beaters at a dance)
Nggela	ŋuru	to roar, rumble, as thunder; to growl, as a dog; groan; to grunt in a dance
Sa'a	ŋuru ~ ŋu-ŋuru	to growl or roar, of animals; to mumble or groan, of persons
Arosi	ŋuru	to growl, of a dog; mew, hum, buzz, hum a song or chorus
Samoan	ŋulu	make a hollow sound
	ta-ŋulu	hit, strike with a thud, thump or other hollow sound
	tā-ŋulu	snore
Wayan	ŋudru	(of a pig or dog) growl; make a deep, throaty sound that continues for some seconds
Niue	ŋulu	to growl (as a dog with a bone)
Rarotongan	ŋuru	a murmuring, snarling sound, as of an angry dog or other animal; the rumbling of thunder; a deep moaning sound of distress; a sound showing disapprobation; groaning, as a deep moan of pain; to rumble, snarl, growl

Reconstructions

PMP	ŋurut	growl, whine
POC	ŋuru	to growl, as a dog

Note

Also Hanunóo ŋúrub ‘dog’s growl (with the mouth closed)’, Cebuano ŋúlut ‘growling in defiance or complaint (of a dog)’, Lau ŋū ‘to hum, chant, sing; a song, chant, humming’, ŋudu ‘mumble; mew’, ŋunu ‘murmur, whisper’, 'Āre'āre nuu ‘sing, hum; to sing (of birds), whistle, chirp’. An initial velar nasal appears in a number of apparently unrelated words meaning ‘growl, grunt, roar’ and the like. It is possible that either Hanunóo ŋúrub or Cebuano ŋúlut are related to reflexes of POc *ŋuru (as PMP *ŋudub, or *ŋudut) but the presence of multiple possibilities for comparison weakens each comparison individually, and strengthens the hypothesis that some of these forms are products of chance convergence brought about by frequent use of the phonestheme *ŋ (Blust 2003a).