perelek

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sundanese pérélék (“(onomatopoeia, inchoative) to fall out or roll out in granules, i.e. rice”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈre.lek/, [peˈre.lɛk̚]

Noun

perelek

  1. the practice of collecting rice from bamboo containers set in front of residents' houses, intended for communal or social use

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