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:

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• 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

• “perak” 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.

Malay

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perak

Wikipedia ^ms

Chemical element
Ag
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Alternative forms

• pirak
• Perak

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, informal 1st possessive perakku, 2nd possessive perakmu, 3rd possessive peraknya)

1. silver (metal)

Synonyms

• argentum / ارݢينتوم
• fidah / فضة

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)