পেয়ারা

Bengali

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /peaɾa/, [ˈpeaɾaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /peaɹa/, [ˈpeaɹaˑ]

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Portuguese pera (“pear”). Compare Gujarati પેરુ (peru), Marathi पेरू (perū), Swahili pera, Ngazidja Comorian pera.

Noun

পেয়ারা • (peẏara)

1. guava

Etymology 2

Derived from Sanskrit प्रिय (priya). Alternatively পিয়ারা (piẏara).

Noun

পেয়ারা • (peẏara)

1. darling, dear, beloved
2. lovely, pleasing, agreeable, charming

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “পেয়ারা, পিয়ারা” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh