pilak

Aklanon

Etymology

Akin to Malay perak.

Noun

pilak

  1. silver

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pi‧lak
  • IPA(key): /ˈpilak/, [ˈpi.l̪ʌk]

Etymology 1

First 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

pilak

  1. silver; a lustrous, white, metallic element
  2. the color silver
Derived terms
  • pinilakan

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

pilak

  1. harpoon
Quotations
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:pilak.
Derived terms
  • pamilak

Anagrams


Garo

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

pilak

  1. all, the whole

References

  • Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon, Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 83

Hiligaynon

Noun

pilak

  1. silver

Verb

pilak

  1. to throw

Karao

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

pilak

  1. money

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

pilák

  1. money
  2. frog

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Malay perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, of Khmeric origin, from Proto-Khmeric [Term?].

Noun

pilak

  1. money

Tagalog

Etymology

From Malay perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, possibly of Khmeric origin.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pi‧lak
  • IPA(key): /ˈpilak/, [ˈpi.lɐk]

Noun

pilak (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜃ᜔)

  1. (chemistry, metal) silver
    Synonym: plata
  2. silver (coins)
  3. (medicine, pathology) cataract

Derived terms

  • kaarawang pilak
  • kagamitang-pilak
  • magkapilak
  • magkulay-pilak
  • mapilak
  • matang-pilakin
  • panday-pilak
  • pilakan
  • pilakin
  • pinilakan
  • pinilakang-tabing

Further reading


Tausug

Noun

pilak

  1. silver

Yakan

Noun

pilak

  1. silver
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