pirak

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Bikol Central

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiɾak/
  • Hyphenation: pi‧rak

Noun

pírak (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜍᜃ᜔)

  1. silver
    Synonym: plata
  2. money
    Synonym: kuwarta

Derived terms

See also

Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pirak, obsolete form of perak.

Noun

pirak

  1. money

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pirak.

Pronunciation

Noun

pirak

  1. silver

Malay

Alternative forms

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
  • Yakan: pilak

Maranao

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pirak, obsolete form of perak.

Noun

pirak

  1. silver (element, Ag)

References

Old Javanese

Etymology

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

Noun

pirak

  1. silver
    Synonyms: rajata, salaka

Derived terms

Descendants