perah
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay perah, from Proto-Austronesian *pəʀəq. Compare peras (“to juice, milk”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəˈrah/ [pəˈrah]
- Rhymes: -ah
- Syllabification: pe‧rah
Verb
pêrah
- to squeeze; basic/imperative of memerah
Further reading
- “perah”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *pəʀəq.
Verb
perah (Jawi spelling ڤره)
- to squeeze
Further reading
- “perah”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017