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Perhaps a corruption of Penang liyar, the wild areca.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penang lawyer
Today it means: A kind of walking stick made from the stem of the East Asiatic palm (Licuala acutifida). Full definition →
Today it means: A kind of walking stick made from the stem of the East Asiatic palm (Licuala acutifida). Full definition →
Perhaps a corruption of Penang liyar, the wild areca.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.