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pari.

ray (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpari/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpa.ri]Standard-Indonesian
  1. ray (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay pari, from Proto-Malayic *pari(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian *paʀiS.

noun/ˈpari/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpa.ri]Standard-Indonesian
  1. par value

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch pari, from Italian pari.

name/ˈpari/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpa.ri]Standard-Indonesian
  1. Crux, Southern Cross

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay pari, from Proto-Malayic *pari(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian *paʀiS.

noun/ˈpari/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpa.ri]Standard-Indonesian
  1. wet dream

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Cia-Cia [Term?].

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