pering

Indonesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *periŋ (bamboo). Cognate with Javanese ꦥꦿꦶꦁ (pring, bamboo). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəˈriŋ/ [pəˈriŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • Syllabification: pe‧ring

Noun

pêring (plural pering-pering)

  1. (dialectal or obsolete) synonym of bambu

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