perisai

From Malay perisai, from Tamil பரிசை (paricai, “shield”).

• IPA^(key): [pəˈrisai̯]
• Hyphenation: pê‧ri‧sai

pêrisai (plural perisai-perisai)

1. shield:

   Synonym: tameng

   1. a broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body
   2. (figurative) one who protects or defends

• “perisai”, 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

perisai (Jawi spelling ڤريساي, plural perisai-perisai)

1. shield

• “perisai”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017