Tamil

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Etymology

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From பெரு (peru). See Proto-Dravidian *perV-. Cognate with Old Kannada ಪಿರಿಯ (piriya), Kannada ಹಿರಿಯ (hiriya) and Malayalam പെരിയ (periya) and Telugu పెద్ద (pedda).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /peɾija/
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Adjective

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பெரிய (periya)

  1. big, large
  2. important, great
  3. superior, higher; eminent, (of age) elder
    Synonyms: உயர் (uyar), மூத்த (mūtta)
  4. remarkable; obviously considerable

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