perak
Indonesian
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| Ag | |
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Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈpe.rak/
- Rhymes: -rak, -ak, -k
- Hyphenation: pe‧rak
Noun
perak (first-person possessive perakku, second-person possessive perakmu, third-person possessive peraknya)
- silver (metal)
- Synonyms: argentum, selaka
- (colloquial) coin, rupiah
Derived terms
- keperakan
- keperak-perakan
- perak sterling
Further reading
- “perak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ag | |
| Previous: paladium (Pd) | |
| Next: kadmium (Cd) | |
Alternative forms
- pirak
- Perak
Etymology
From earlier pirak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak. 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): [peraʔ]
- Rhymes: -eraʔ, -raʔ, -aʔ
Noun
perak (Jawi spelling ڤيرق, informal 1st possessive perakku, 2nd possessive perakmu, 3rd possessive peraknya)
- silver (metal)
Synonyms
- argentum / ارݢينتوم
- fidah / فضة
Descendants
- Indonesian: perak
- → Tagalog: pilak
References
- Mahdi, Waruno (1994). "Some Austronesian Maverick Protoforms with Culture-Historical Implications: I". Oceanic Linguistics, 33(1), 167-229.
Yami
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine [Term?] (compare Tagalog pilak), from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], of Khmeric origin.
Noun
perak
- silver (metal)