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English

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Alternative forms

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  • pari (directly from Persian)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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peri (plural peris)

  1. (Iranian mythology) A sprite or supernatural being.
    • January-June 1829, “The Adventures of Hatim-Beni-Tye”, in The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and Its Dependencies[2], volume 27, page 549:
      He sent a Peri to Chundum Dew with a message: "If you wish to live, release the mortal in your power: if not, every demon in your service will immediately be put to the sword."
    • March 16 1916, Alfred Richard Orage, Arthur Moore, The New Age: A Weekly Review of Politics, Literature and Art, page 473:
      In an hour they hovered above Hampstead Heath, and the peri looked down for a lonely spot where she might alight in the sulphurous gloom of a dog-day sunset too blinding for anyone to look at []
    • 2008, A Fire in My Heart: Kurdish Tales, page 75:
      The Padishah's son was also there, and he realized that the peri looked very familiar.

Synonyms

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Translations

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See also

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Anagrams

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'Are'are

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Verb

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peri

  1. to thieve

References

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Basque

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Noun

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peri

  1. dative indefinite of pe

Finnish

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Verb

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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

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Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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pêri

  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
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Noun

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pêri

  1. (archaic) word.
    Synonym: kata
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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pêri

  1. fairy.

Etymology 3

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From Sanskrit परि (pari, abundantly, fully).

Noun

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pêri

  1. heavy rain.

Further reading

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Italian

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Noun

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peri

  1. plural of pero

Anagrams

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Latin

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Verb

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perī

  1. second-person singular active imperative of pereō

Latvian

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Peri

Etymology

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Singular form pers, cognate with Lithuanian pẽras (larva), derived from perēt (to nest, hatch).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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peri m (1st declension)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) bee larvae
    peru puvelarvae rot (bee larvae disease)
    peru pieniņšlarvae milk (a secretion of working bees used to feed the larvae)

Usage notes

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There is a singular form pers, only sporadically attested.

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “peri”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Malay

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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peri (Jawi spelling ڤري, plural peri-peri, informal 1st possessive periku, 2nd possessive perimu, 3rd possessive perinya)

  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
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Noun

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peri (Jawi spelling ڤري, plural peri-peri, informal 1st possessive periku, 2nd possessive perimu, 3rd possessive perinya)

  1. (archaic) A word.
    Synonym: kata
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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: peri

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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peri (Jawi spelling ڤري, plural peri-peri, informal 1st possessive periku, 2nd possessive perimu, 3rd possessive perinya)

  1. A fairy.
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Etymology 3

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From English free.

Adjective

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peri (Jawi spelling ڤري)

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

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Noun

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peri m (plural peris)

  1. peri

Romanian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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peri m pl

  1. plural of păr

Serbo-Croatian

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Verb

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peri (Cyrillic spelling пери)

  1. second-person singular imperative of prati

Sranan Tongo

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Noun

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peri

  1. pearl

Tocharian B

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Noun

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peri m sg

  1. debt

Turkish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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peri (definite accusative periyi, plural periler)

  1. fairy, pixie

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative peri
Definite accusative periyi
Singular Plural
Nominative peri periler
Definite accusative periyi perileri
Dative periye perilere
Locative peride perilerde
Ablative periden perilerden
Genitive perinin perilerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular perim perilerim
2nd singular perin perilerin
3rd singular perisi perileri
1st plural perimiz perilerimiz
2nd plural periniz perileriniz
3rd plural perileri perileri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular perimi perilerimi
2nd singular perini perilerini
3rd singular perisini perilerini
1st plural perimizi perilerimizi
2nd plural perinizi perilerinizi
3rd plural perilerini perilerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular perime perilerime
2nd singular perine perilerine
3rd singular perisine perilerine
1st plural perimize perilerimize
2nd plural perinize perilerinize
3rd plural perilerine perilerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular perimde perilerimde
2nd singular perinde perilerinde
3rd singular perisinde perilerinde
1st plural perimizde perilerimizde
2nd plural perinizde perilerinizde
3rd plural perilerinde perilerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular perimden perilerimden
2nd singular perinden perilerinden
3rd singular perisinden perilerinden
1st plural perimizden perilerimizden
2nd plural perinizden perilerinizden
3rd plural perilerinden perilerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular perimin perilerimin
2nd singular perinin perilerinin
3rd singular perisinin perilerinin
1st plural perimizin perilerimizin
2nd plural perinizin perilerinizin
3rd plural perilerinin perilerinin
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular periyim perilerim
2nd singular perisin perilersin
3rd singular peri
peridir
periler
perilerdir
1st plural periyiz perileriz
2nd plural perisiniz perilersiniz
3rd plural periler perilerdir

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Turkmen

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian پری (pari).

Noun

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peri

  1. fairy

Welsh

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Etymology

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

Verb

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peri (first-person singular present paraf)

  1. (transitive) to cause, to induce
    Synonyms: achosi, achlysuro, anwytho

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of peri
radical soft nasal aspirate
peri beri mheri pheri

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  • 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