perai
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]perai (plural perais or perai)
- Alternative form of pirai (“piranha fish”)
- Charles C. Abbott, Young Folks' Cyclopedia of Natural History (page 599)
- A perai itself, if wounded by any chance, is at once attacked and devoured by its fellows. If a monkey or bird, when shot, falls in the water, perai rush together from all quarters and carry off the prey before the sportsman can reach it, […]
- Charles C. Abbott, Young Folks' Cyclopedia of Natural History (page 599)
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Dutch vrij, from Middle Dutch vri, from Old Dutch frī, from Proto-West Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz, which derives from Proto-Indo-European *preyH- (“to be fond of”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]pêrai
- (colloquial) to have holiday.
- Synonym: libur
- (colloquial) to have something free.
- Synonym: gratis
Further reading
[edit]- “perai” 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.
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