pilak
Aklanon
editEtymology
editFrom Malay perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, of Khmeric origin, from Proto-Khmeric [Term?].
Noun
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Cebuano
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFirst attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
From Malay perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, of Khmer origin.
Noun
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Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editUnknown.
Noun
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Quotations
edit- For quotations using this term, see Citations:pilak.
Derived terms
editAnagrams
editGaro
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
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Related terms
editReferences
edit- Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon[1], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 83
Hiligaynon
editEtymology
editFrom Malay perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, of Khmeric origin, from Proto-Khmeric [Term?].
Noun
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Verb
editpilak
- to throw
Karao
editEtymology
editFrom Malay perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, of Khmeric origin, from Proto-Khmeric [Term?].
Noun
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Limos Kalinga
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
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Lubuagan Kalinga
editEtymology
editFrom Malay perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, of Khmeric origin, from Proto-Khmeric [Term?].
Noun
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Sabah Malay
editEtymology
editFrom Tausug pilak (“silver, money”), from Malay perak.
Noun
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- (derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive) illegal immigrant, undocumented immigrant (especially from Sulu Archipelago and other parts of the Philippines frequently hiding from the Malaysian authorities for deportation and also making social troubles in Sabah, Malaysia)
- (derogatory, offensive) an advocate or supporter of the now defunct Sulu Sultanate and Philippine claim or annexation of Sabah
Tagalog
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Malay pirak, obsolete form of perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, possibly of Khmeric origin.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpilak/ [ˈpiː.lɐk̚]
- Rhymes: -ilak
- Syllabification: pi‧lak
Noun
editpilak (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜃ᜔)
- (chemistry, metal) silver
- Synonym: plata
- silver (coins)
- (medicine, pathology) cataract
- Synonym: katarata
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- pilak on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia tl
- “pilak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
editTausug
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Malay pirak, obsolete form of perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, possibly of Khmeric origin.
Noun
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- silver
- peso (currency of the Philippines)
- Awn hangpu' pilak ku.
- I have ten pesos.
- (Malaysia, ethnic slur, derogatory, offensive) illegal immigrant, undocumented immigrant, informal settler (especially ones originating from Sulu Archipelago & other parts of the Philippines staying, hiding and running away from the Malaysian authorities in Sabah, Malaysia for deportation)
- (Malaysia, derogatory, offensive) an advocate or supporter of the now defunct Sultanante of Sulu and claim or annexation of Sabah by the Philippines
Descendants
edit→ Sabah Malay: pilak
Yakan
editEtymology
editFrom Malay pirak, obsolete form of perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, possibly of Khmeric origin. Compare Tausug pilak.
Noun
editpilak
- Aklanon terms borrowed from Malay
- Aklanon terms derived from Malay
- Aklanon terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Aklanon terms derived from Khmeric languages
- Aklanon terms derived from Proto-Khmeric
- Aklanon lemmas
- Aklanon nouns
- Cebuano terms with IPA pronunciation
- Cebuano terms borrowed from Malay
- Cebuano terms derived from Malay
- Cebuano terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Cebuano terms derived from Khmer
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano nouns
- Cebuano terms with unknown etymologies
- ceb:Colors
- ceb:Metals
- ceb:Weapons
- Garo lemmas
- Garo nouns
- Hiligaynon terms borrowed from Malay
- Hiligaynon terms derived from Malay
- Hiligaynon terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Hiligaynon terms derived from Khmeric languages
- Hiligaynon terms derived from Proto-Khmeric
- Hiligaynon lemmas
- Hiligaynon nouns
- Hiligaynon verbs
- Karao terms borrowed from Malay
- Karao terms derived from Malay
- Karao terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Karao terms derived from Khmeric languages
- Karao terms derived from Proto-Khmeric
- Karao lemmas
- Karao nouns
- Limos Kalinga lemmas
- Limos Kalinga nouns
- Lubuagan Kalinga terms borrowed from Malay
- Lubuagan Kalinga terms derived from Malay
- Lubuagan Kalinga terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Lubuagan Kalinga terms derived from Khmeric languages
- Lubuagan Kalinga terms derived from Proto-Khmeric
- Lubuagan Kalinga lemmas
- Lubuagan Kalinga nouns
- Sabah Malay terms borrowed from Tausug
- Sabah Malay terms derived from Tausug
- Sabah Malay terms derived from Malay
- Sabah Malay lemmas
- Sabah Malay nouns
- Sabah Malay derogatory terms
- Sabah Malay ethnic slurs
- Sabah Malay offensive terms
- Tagalog terms borrowed from Malay
- Tagalog terms derived from Malay
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Tagalog terms derived from Khmeric languages
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/ilak
- Rhymes:Tagalog/ilak/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- tl:Chemical elements
- tl:Medicine
- tl:Pathology
- tl:Colors
- Tausug terms borrowed from Malay
- Tausug terms derived from Malay
- Tausug terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Tausug terms derived from Khmeric languages
- Tausug lemmas
- Tausug nouns
- Tausug terms with usage examples
- Malaysian Tausug
- Tausug ethnic slurs
- Tausug derogatory terms
- Tausug offensive terms
- Yakan terms borrowed from Malay
- Yakan terms derived from Malay
- Yakan terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Yakan terms derived from Khmeric languages
- Yakan lemmas
- Yakan nouns