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Old Sundanese
Etymology
Compare Old Javanese parĕk (“nearness, closeness”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
parek (Sundanese script ᮕᮛᮨᮊ᮪)
- close, near; small (of distance)
- bumi tan parek ― the whole wide world (literally, “the world that is not narrow”)
Derived terms
Descendants
Sundanese
- parĕk (1912-1947 spelling)
- parék (hypercorrectionism)
Etymology
From Old Sundanese parek. Cognate of Javanese ꦥꦉꦏ꧀ (parek).
Pronunciation
Adjective
parek (Sundanese script ᮕᮛᮨᮊ᮪)
- close, near
Derived terms
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