alpiris

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Luhu [Term?], probably from Portuguese alferes, from Arabic الفَارِس (al-fāris, “knight”). Doublet of alferes and alperes. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /al.ˈpi.rɪs/ === Noun === alpiris (plural alpiris-alpiris) a male messenger in traditional ceremonies === Further reading === “alpiris”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016