perak

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Indonesian

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Chemical element
Ag
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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpe.rak/
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  • Rhymes: -rak, -ak, -k
  • Hyphenation: pe‧rak

Noun

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pèrak (first-person possessive perakku, second-person possessive perakmu, third-person possessive peraknya)

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

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Malay

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Chemical element
Ag
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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).

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Noun

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perak (Jawi spelling ڤيرق, informal 1st possessive perakku, 2nd possessive perakmu, 3rd possessive peraknya)

  1. silver (metal)

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: perak
  • Tagalog: pilak

References

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

Yami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine [Term?] (compare Tagalog pilak), from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], of Khmeric origin.

Noun

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perak

  1. silver (metal)