perak
Indonesian edit
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Etymology edit
From Malay perak, from earlier pirak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan [Term?], from Proto-Mon-Khmer *prak, *praʔ (“silver”) origin (compare to Khmer ប្រាក់ (prak, “silver”)).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pèrak (first-person possessive perakku, second-person possessive perakmu, third-person possessive peraknya)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “perak” 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.
Malay edit
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From earlier pirak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak. Also possibly of Khmeric origin.[1] Compare Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer prak ~ prāk (“silver”), from the root pak ~ pāk (“to break”) with infix <r>, whence Khmer ប្រាក់ (prak) and បាក់ (pak).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
perak (Jawi spelling ڤيرق, informal 1st possessive perakku, 2nd possessive perakmu, 3rd possessive peraknya)
- silver (metal)
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Mahdi, Waruno (1994). "Some Austronesian Maverick Protoforms with Culture-Historical Implications: I". Oceanic Linguistics, 33(1), 167-229.
Yami edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine [Term?] (compare Tagalog pilak), from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], of Khmeric origin.
Noun edit
perak
- silver (metal)