# pilak
## Aklanon
### Etymology

From Malay perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, of Khmeric origin, from Proto-Khmeric [Term?].

### Noun

pilak
* silver

## Cebuano
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: pi‧lak
* IPA: /ˈpilak/ [ˈpi.l̪ɐk]

### Etymology 1

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
Borrowed from Malay perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, of Khmer origin.

#### Noun

pílak (Badlit spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜃ᜔)
* silver; a lustrous, white, metallic element
* the color silver

##### Derived terms

* pinilakan

### Etymology 2

Unknown.

#### Noun

pílak (Badlit spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜃ᜔)
* harpoon
    Synonym: salapang

##### Derived terms

* pamilak

### Anagrams

* pakli, pikal

## Garo
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

pilak
* all, the whole

#### Related terms

* dimdak
* gimik
* bebak
* -tok-

### References

* Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎, Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 83

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

From Malay perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, of Khmeric origin, from Proto-Khmeric [Term?].

### Noun

pilak
* silver

### Verb

pilak
* to throw

## Kankanaey
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pirak, obsolete form of perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, possibly of Khmeric origin.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Kankanaey) IPA: /piˈlak/ [piˈlʌk̠̚]
** IPA: (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) /piˈrak/ [piˈrʌk̠̚]
* Rhymes: -ak
* Syllabification: pi‧lak

### Noun

pilák
* silver
* money, cash

### References

* Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “pilák”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎, Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 361
* Allen, Larry (2021) “pilák”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics

## Karao
### Etymology

From Malay perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, of Khmeric origin, from Proto-Khmeric [Term?].

### Noun

pilak
* money

## Limos Kalinga
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

pilák
* money
* frog

## Lubuagan Kalinga
### Etymology

From Malay perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, of Khmeric origin, from Proto-Khmeric [Term?].

### Noun

pilak
* money

## Sabah Malay
### Etymology

From Tausug pilak (“silver, money”), from Malay perak.

### Noun

pilak
* (derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive) illegal immigrant, undocumented immigrant (especially from Sulu Archipelago and other parts of the Philippines frequently hiding from the Malaysian authorities for deportation and also making social troubles in Sabah, Malaysia)
* (derogatory, offensive) an advocate or supporter of the now defunct Sulu Sultanate and Philippine claim or annexation of Sabah

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pirak, obsolete form of perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, possibly of Khmeric origin.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈpilak/ [ˈpiː.lɐk̚]
* Rhymes: -ilak
* Syllabification: pi‧lak

### Noun

pilak (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜃ᜔)
* (chemistry, metal) silver
    Synonym: plata
* silver (coins)
* (medicine, pathology) cataract
    Synonym: katarata

#### Derived terms

* kaarawang pilak
* kagamitang-pilak
* magkapilak
* magkulay-pilak
* mapilak
* matang-pilakin
* panday-pilak
* pilakan
* pilakin
* pinilakan
* pinilakang-tabing

### Further reading

* pilak on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{tl}$
* “pilak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* lakip, lipak, pakli

## Tausug
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pirak, obsolete form of perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, possibly of Khmeric origin.

### Pronunciation

* (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA: /pilak/ [pɪˈlak̚]
* Rhymes: -ak
* Syllabification: pi‧lak

### Noun

pilak (Sulat Sūg spelling فِلَكْ)
* silver
* money
    Synonym: sīn
* (Philippines) peso (currency of the Philippines)
    Awn hangpu' pilak ku.I have ten pesos.
* (Malaysia, ethnic slur, derogatory, offensive) illegal immigrant, undocumented immigrant, informal settler (especially ones originating from Sulu Archipelago & other parts of the Philippines staying, hiding and running away from the Malaysian authorities in Sabah, Malaysia for deportation)
    Kabunsihan sin manga katan raayat Sabah in manga tau pilak.Sabahans hated all the illegal immigrants in their state.
* (Malaysia, derogatory, offensive) an advocate or supporter of the now defunct Sulu Sultanate and claim or annexation of Sabah by the Philippines

#### Descendants

* → Sabah Malay: pilak

## Yakan
### Etymology

From Malay pirak, obsolete form of perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, possibly of Khmeric origin. Compare Tausug pilak.

### Noun

pilak
* silver