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English
Noun
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,
Indonesian
Etymology
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
Verb
pêrai
- (colloquial) to have holiday.
- Synonym: libur
- (colloquial) to have something free.
- Synonym: gratis
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