പേര
pera pēra /peːɾɐ/
Definition
Meaning and examples
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guava (tree)
പേര മരത്തിൽ കായ്കൾ നിറഞ്ഞു. pēra marattil kāykaḷ niṟaññu. “The guava tree was full of fruit.”
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese pera (“pear”). Cognate with English pear, Italian pera, Spanish pera, Tagalog peras, Dhivehi ފޭރު (fēru), Bengali পেয়ারা (peẏara), French poire, Malagasy poara, Marathi पेरू (perū) and Swahili pera.