perah
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay perah, from Proto-Austronesian *pəʀəq. Compare peras (“to juice, milk”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəˈrah/ [pəˈrah]
- Rhymes: -ah
- Syllabification: pe‧rah
Verb
pêrah
- to squeeze; basic/imperative of memerah
Further reading
- “perah”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pəʀəq.
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /pəˈrah/ [pəˈrah]
- Rhymes: -ah
- Hyphenation: pe‧rah
Verb
perah (Jawi spelling ڤره, active memerah, third-person passive diperah)
- to squeeze
Derived terms
Affixations
- memerah
- memerahkan (“to squeeze something”)
- pemerah (“person or tool that does the squeezing or milking”)
- pemerahan (“the process or act of squeezing or milking”)
- perahan (“the result of squeezing; juice or liquid extracted”)
Idioms
- perah keringat (“ to work hard or go on hard labour”)
- perah otak (“to think very hard or to brainstorm”)
Descendants
- > Indonesian: perah (inherited)
Further reading
- "perah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017