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peran.

actor

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/pəˈran/Standard-Indonesian[pəˈran]Standard-Indonesian
  1. actor

  2. character

  3. clown, jester (in makyung show or menora show)

  4. role

    memainkan peran penting
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay ڤرن (peran, “clown”).

noun/pəˈran/Standard-Indonesian[pəˈran]Standard-Indonesian
  1. rooftree, tie beam: beam connecting the posts of the house above, on which the rafters rest

  2. the snare part consists of a small piece of wood tied to the snare rope and then slipped into the snare hook

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay ڤرن (peran, “roof-loft”). Semantic loan from Malay [Term?] (Riau dialect) for the snare sense.

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