Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/pəʀəs

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *pəʀəs.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pəʀəs/

Verb

*pəʀəs

to squeeze something (to extract liquid)

Descendants

Philippine
- Ilocano: perres
- Tagalog: pigis
Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands
- Toba Batak: poros
Malayic
- Malay: peras
  - Indonesian: peras

References

Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *peRes.

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