perak
Pronunciation: /ˈperak/
“perak” is a Malay word. Its meaning in English:
noun
Etymology
From earlier pirak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak. Also possibly of Khmeric origin. Compare Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer prak ~ prāk (“silver”), from the root pak ~ pāk (“to break”) with infix , whence Khmer ប្រាក់ (prak) and បាក់ (pak). Displaced selaka following Funan influence in around 300 CE.
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