piring

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Persian پرنگ‎ (pereng, “copper”). Cognate to Malay piring.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piriŋ/
• Hyphenation: pi‧ring

Noun

piring

1. plate (flat dish)

   Synonyms: pinggan, kudut

Derived terms

• piring itam (“phonograph record”)

See also

• cuik (“small plate or bowl, saucer”)
• mangkuk (“bowl”)

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay piring, from Persian پرنگ‎ (pereng, “copper”).

Noun

piring (plural, first-person possessive piringku, second-person possessive piringmu, third-person possessive piringnya)

1. plate (flat dish from which food is served)

Hyponyms

• pinggan (“large plate”)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• piringan (“round flat object similar to a plate”) [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• piring hitam (“phonograph record”)

See also

• lepek (“saucer”)

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Malay

Etymology

From Persian پرنگ‎ (pereng, “copper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.riŋ/
• Rhymes: -iriŋ, -riŋ, -iŋ

Noun

piring (Jawi spelling ڤيريڠ‎, plural piring-piring, informal 1st possessive piringku, impolite 2nd possessive piringmu, 3rd possessive piringnya)

1. small dish or plate

   piring kuih ― dessert plate

2. saucer (small shallow dish to hold a cup)

Descendants

• Indonesian: piring
• → Afrikaans: piering

Classifier

piring (Jawi spelling ڤيريڠ‎, singular sepiring)

1. a small dish or plate of something

Synonyms

• (saucer): lepek

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• piring-piring (“round flat object similar to a small plate”) [reduplication] (redup)
• piringan (“alternative form of piring-piring”) [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• piring hitam (“phonograph record”)

See also

• pinggan (“plate”)

Further reading

• “piring” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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Tagalog

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iŋ

Noun

piríng

1. blindfold (covering that blocks light to the eyes)

Derived terms

• magpiring (“to blindfold”)
• nakapiring (“blindfolded”)