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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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pírak (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜍᜃ᜔)

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

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Brooke's Point Palawano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay pirak, obsolete form of perak.

Noun

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pirak

  1. money

Iban

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *pirak.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pirak

  1. silver

Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *pirak, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian.

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pirak (Jawi spelling ڤيرق, informal 1st possessive pirakku, 2nd possessive pirakmu, 3rd possessive piraknya)

  1. Obsolete form of perak.

Descendants

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  • Old Javanese: pirak

Maranao

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay pirak, obsolete form of perak.

Noun

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pirak

  1. silver (element, Ag)

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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

Noun

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pirak

  1. silver
    Synonyms: rajata, salaka

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