Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko
arakes[araˈkɛs]
Morphological form: arak-es
• n. unhusked rice; rice grain.beras.
Neta ol pok arakes medina, irebeng lai.I get rice for the child to make mush., Saya mengambil beras masak bubur.
Etymology: Second element -es is likely a borrowing of Timor Austronesian, e.g., Tokodede |fn{ecu}, Tetun |fn{etu} 'rice, food, sustenance'
See also: arak