alpiris
Indonesian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Luhu [Term?], probably from Portuguese alferes, from Arabic الفَارِس (al-fāris, “knight”). Doublet of alferes and alperes.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editalpiris (first-person possessive alpirisku, second-person possessive alpirismu, third-person possessive alpirisnya)
- a male messenger in traditional ceremonies.
Further reading
edit- “alpiris” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.