peras

See also: Peras and pêras

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish peras, plural of pera.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pe‧ras
• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾas/ [ˈpe.ɾas]

Noun

peras

1. pear

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowead from Spanish peras, plural of pera.

Noun

peras

1. a pear tree; a tree of the genus Pyrus
2. the fruit of this tree; a pear

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay peras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəʀəs. Cf. Tagalog pigis.

Verb

peras

1. to juice, to milk
2. (figurative) to extort

Latin

Noun

pērās

1. accusative plural of pēra

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəʀəs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəras/
• Rhymes: -ras, -as

Verb

peras (Jawi spelling ڤرس)

1. to extract; to squeeze

   Synonym: perah

2. (figurative) to extort

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pemeras [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pemerasan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• perasan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• memeras [agent focus] (meN-)
• diperas [patient focus] (di-)
• terperas [agentless action] (teR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: peras

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Noun

peras

1. plural of pera

Spanish

Noun

peras f pl

1. plural of pera

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish peras, plural of pera.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾas/ [ˈpɛː.ɾɐs]
• Rhymes: -eɾas
• Syllabification: pe‧ras

Noun

peras (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜐ᜔)

1. pear

Anagrams

• pares