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Definitions and meaning of peri

peri

English

Alternative forms

• pari (directly from Persian)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پری (peri), from Persian پری (pari).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪə.ɹi/
• Rhymes: (UK) -ɪəɹi

Noun

peri (plural peris)

1. (Iranian mythology) A sprite or supernatural being.

Synonyms

• (sprite): fairy, pixie, sprite

Translations

See also

• peri-peri

Anagrams

• pier, prie, ripe

Albanian

Noun

peri

1. inflection of pe:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite dative/ablative singular

'Are'are

Verb

peri

1. to thieve

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Basque

Noun

peri

1. dative indefinite of pe

Finnish

Verb

peri

1. inflection of periä:
   1. third-person singular past indicative
   2. present active indicative connegative
   3. second-person singular present imperative
   4. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

• repi, ripe

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəˈri]
• Hyphenation: pê‧ri

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit परि (pari, “about”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pári, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pári, from Proto-Indo-European *péri. Doublet of peri-.

• The word sense is related to Sanskrit परिभाषा (paribhāṣā, “definition”)

Noun

pêri (plural peri-peri)

1. about, concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect

   Synonyms: hal, sifat, keadaan

2. conduct

   Synonym: laku

3. event

   Synonyms: kejadian, peristiwa

Derived terms

Related terms

Noun

pêri (plural peri-peri)

1. (archaic) word

   Synonym: kata

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 2

From Persian پری (pari, “fairy”), from Middle Persian plyk' (parīg, “witch”).

Noun

pêri (plural peri-peri)

1. fairy

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit परि (pari, “abundantly, fully”).

Noun

pêri (plural peri-peri)

1. heavy rain

Further reading

• “peri” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Noun

peri

1. plural of pero

Anagrams

• iper-, ripe

Latin

Verb

perī

1. second-person singular active imperative of pereō

Latvian

Etymology

Singular form pers, cognate with Lithuanian pẽras (“larva”), derived from perēt (“to nest, hatch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pæɾi]

Noun

peri m (1st declension)

1. (chiefly in the plural) bee larvae

   peru puve ― larvae rot (bee larvae disease)

   peru pieniņš ― larvae milk (a secretion of working bees used to feed the larvae)

Usage notes

There is a singular form pers, only sporadically attested.

Declension

References

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pə.ri]
• Rhymes: -ri, -i
• Hyphenation: pe‧ri

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit परि (pari, “about”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pári, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pári, from Proto-Indo-European *péri. Doublet of peri-.

• The word sense is related to Sanskrit परिभाषा (paribhāṣā, “definition”)

Noun

peri (Jawi spelling ڤري, plural peri-peri)

1. About, concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect.

   Synonyms: hal, sifat, keadaan

2. A conduct.

   Synonym: laku

3. An event.

   Synonyms: kejadian, peristiwa, insiden

Derived terms

Related terms

Noun

peri (Jawi spelling ڤري, plural peri-peri)

1. (archaic) A word.

   Synonym: kata

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• Indonesian: peri

Etymology 2

From Persian پری (pari, “fairy”), from Middle Persian plyk' (parīg, “witch”).

Noun

peri (Jawi spelling ڤري, plural peri-peri)

1. A fairy.

Descendants

• Indonesian: peri

Etymology 3

From English free.

Adjective

peri (Jawi spelling ڤري)

1. (informal) Not having a price; free.

Further reading

• “peri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Portuguese

Noun

peri m (plural peris)

1. peri

Romanian

Pronunciation

Noun

peri m pl

1. plural of păr

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

peri (Cyrillic spelling пери)

1. second-person singular imperative of prati

Sranan Tongo

Noun

peri

1. pearl

Tocharian B

Noun

peri m sg

1. debt

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پری (peri), from Persian پری (pari).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈɾi/
• Hyphenation: pe‧ri

Noun

peri (definite accusative periyi, plural periler)

1. fairy, pixie

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “peri”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “peri”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “peri”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı

Turkmen

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian پری (pari).

Noun

peri

1. fairy

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kʷareti, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-.

Verb

peri (first-person singular present paraf)

1. (transitive) to cause, to induce

   Synonyms: achosi, achlysuro, anwytho

Conjugation

Derived terms

• peiriant (“machine, engine”)

Mutation

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “peri”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Source: wiktionary.org