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peras.

to squeeze out, to juice, to milk, to press

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/pəˈras/Standard-Indonesian[pəˈras]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to squeeze out, to juice, to milk, to press

  2. to extort, to blackmail, to exploit

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay peras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəʀəs. Cf. Tagalog pigis. Not related to English press.

noun/pəˈras/Standard-Indonesian[pəˈras]Standard-Indonesian
  1. offerings from the Seblang dance performance, in the form of woven coconut leaves or bamboo, containing coconuts peeled from the shell, decorated with lawe thread and Javanese sugar

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese peras (“offering”).

adj/pəˈras/Standard-Indonesian[pəˈras]Standard-Indonesian
  1. smooth

    archaic
  2. flat

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

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