perigi

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Etymology

From Malay perigi, from Proto-Malayic *pərigi, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀigi (“artificially enclosed catchment for water; well, ditch”). Similarity with Tamil பரிகை (parikai, “moat, ditch; mound within a rampart”) and Sanskrit परिखा (parikhā, “moat, ditch, trench or fosse round a town or fort”) is coincidental.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pê‧ri‧gi

Noun

perigi (first-person possessive perigiku, second-person possessive perigimu, third-person possessive periginya)

  1. well (hole sunk into the ground)
    Synonym: sumur

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Blust, R., Trussel, S. (2010–) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, web edition‎

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pərigi, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀigi (“artificially enclosed catchment for water; well, ditch”).

Pronunciation

Noun

perigi (Jawi spelling ڤريݢي, plural perigi-perigi, informal 1st possessive perigiku, 2nd possessive perigimu, 3rd possessive periginya)

  1. well (hole sunk into the ground)
    Synonyms: sumur, telaga

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

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Descendants

  • Indonesian: perigi

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