ปีระ

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Urak Lawoi'

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *pirak. Possibly of Khmeric origin.[1] Compare Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer prak ~ prāk (“silver”), from the root pak ~ pāk (“to break”) with infix <r>, whence Khmer ប្រាក់ (prak) and បាក់ (pak).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /piraʔ/, [piˈrʌʔ]

Noun

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ปีระ (piraq)

  1. silver (metal)

References

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  1. ^ Mahdi, Waruno (1994). "Some Austronesian Maverick Protoforms with Culture-Historical Implications: I". Oceanic Linguistics, 33(1), 167-229.
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