perak

See also: Perak

Indonesian

Chemical element
Ag
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Etymology

Inherited from Malay perak, from earlier pirak. See there for further etymology.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈperak/ [ˈpe.rak̚]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -erak
  • Syllabification: pe‧rak

Noun

perak (countable and uncountable, plural perak-perak)

  1. silver (metal)
    Synonyms: argentum, selaka
  2. (colloquial) coin, rupiah

Derived terms

  • keperak-perakan
  • keperakan
  • perak sterling

Further reading

Malay

Chemical element
Ag
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Alternative forms

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈperak/ [ˈpe.raʔ]
  • Rhymes: -eraʔ, -raʔ, -aʔ
  • Hyphenation: pe‧rak

Noun

perak (Jawi spelling ڤيرق)

  1. silver (metal)

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: perak

References

  1. ^ Mahdi, Waruno (1994). "Some Austronesian Maverick Protoforms with Culture-Historical Implications: I". Oceanic Linguistics, 33(1), 167-229.

Yami

Etymology

From Malay pirak, obsolete form of perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, possibly of Khmeric origin. Compare Tagalog pilak & Tausug pilak.

Noun

perak

  1. silver (metal)