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  • IPA(key): [pəˈran]
  • Hyphenation: pê‧ran
  • Rhymes: -ran

peran (first-person possessive peranku, second-person possessive peranmu, third-person possessive perannya)

  1. role

peran (first-person possessive peranku, second-person possessive peranmu, third-person possessive perannya)

  1. beam connecting the posts of the house above, on which the rafters rest.

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peran (Jawi spelling ڤرن, plural peran-peran, informal 1st possessive peranku, 2nd possessive peranmu, 3rd possessive perannya)

  1. A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or in film or television; a dramatic performer; an actor.
    Synonym: pelakon
  2. A jester in a mak yong performance.
    Synonym: pelawak
  3. The mask of a jester.
    Synonym: topeng

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peran (Jawi spelling ڤرن, plural peran-peran, informal 1st possessive peranku, 2nd possessive peranmu, 3rd possessive perannya)

  1. Beam connecting the posts of the house above, on which the rafters rest.
  2. The space directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building; the attic.

From Proto-Micronesian *parane, from Proto-Oceanic *baʀane, an alternative form of Proto-Oceanic *paʀane, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani. Cognate with Malay berani, Tagalog bayani, Cebuano bagani.

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pʲɛrˠɑnʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pʲɛrˠænʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {peran}

peran

  1. brave, courageous, bold
  2. heroic
  3. loud, noisy