pirek
Central Melanau edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-North Sarawak [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?].
Noun edit
pirek
- silver (metal)
Cypriot Arabic edit
| Root |
|---|
| p-r-k (lightning) |
| 3 terms |
Etymology edit
From Arabic أَبْرَقَ (ʔabraqa).
Verb edit
pirek I (present pkyiprek) (intransitive)
- to flash (lightning)
References edit
- Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 156