Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/pəʀəs

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *pəʀəs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəʀəs/

Verb

*pəʀəs

1. to squeeze something (to extract liquid)

Descendants

• Philippine
  • Ilocano: perres
  • Tagalog: pigis
• Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands
  • Toba Batak: poros
• Malayic
  • Malay: peras
    • Indonesian: peras

References

Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *peRes.