pirak

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pirak, obsolete form of perak. Compare Tagalog pilak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiɾak/ [ˈpi.ɾak]
• Hyphenation: pi‧rak

Noun

pírak (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜍᜃ᜔)

1. silver

   Synonym: plata

2. money

   Synonym: kuwarta

Derived terms

• mapirak

 

See also

• samagtak

 

Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pirak, obsolete form of perak.

Noun

pirak

1. money

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pirak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.rea̯ʔ/

Noun

pirak

1. silver

Malay

Alternative forms

• perak
• Perak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pirak, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian.

Noun

pirak (Jawi spelling ڤيرق, informal 1st possessive pirakku, 2nd possessive pirakmu, 3rd possessive piraknya)

1. Obsolete form of perak.

Descendants

• → Aklanon: pilak
• → Bikol Central: pirak
• → Brooke's Point Palawano: pirak
• → Cebuano: pilak
• → Hiligaynon: pilak
• → Kankanaey: pilak
• → Karao: pilak
• → Lubuagan Kalinga: pilak
• → Old Javanese: pirak
• → Maranao: pirak
• → Tagalog: pilak
• → Tausug: pilak
  • → Sabah Malay: pilak
• → Yakan: pilak

Maranao

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pirak, obsolete form of perak.

Noun

pirak

1. silver (element, Ag)

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pirak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan [Term?], of Khmeric origin (compare to Khmer ប្រាក់ (prak, “silver”)).

Noun

pirak

1. silver

   Synonyms: rajata, salaka

Derived terms

• amiraki
• apirak-pirakan
• mapirak
• pipirakan

 

• agawe pirak

 

Descendants

• → Javanese: ꦥꦺꦫꦏ꧀ (pérak)