pering

Indonesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *periŋ (“bamboo”). Cognate with Javanese ꦥꦿꦶꦁ (pring, “bamboo”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˈriŋ/ [pəˈriŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: pe‧ring

Noun

pêring (plural pering-pering)

1. (dialectal or obsolete) Synonym of bambu

Further reading

• “pering” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.