pirak

Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pirak, obsolete form of perak.

Noun

pirak

  1. money

Central Bikol

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiɾak/ [ˈpi.ɾak]
  • Hyphenation: pi‧rak

Noun

pírak (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜍᜃ᜔)

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

Derived terms

See also

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pirak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi.rea̯ʔ/

Noun

pirak

  1. silver

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pirak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpirak/ [ˈpi.raʔ]
  • Hyphenation: pi‧rak

Noun

pirak (Jawi spelling ڤيرق, uncountable)

  1. obsolete form of perak

Descendants

  • Aklanon: pilak
  • Central Bikol: 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

  • Howard P. McKaughan, Batua A. Macaraya (1967), A Maranao Dictionary[1] (overall work in Maranao and English), University of Hawaii Press

Old Javanese

Etymology

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

Noun

pirak

  1. silver
    Synonyms: rajata, salaka

Derived terms

  • amiraki
  • apirak-pirakan
  • mapirak
  • pipirakan
  • agawe pirak

Descendants