पीरू

Hindi

Etymology

From Portuguese peru. Alternatively, from Persian پیل مرغ (pil morğ, literally “elephant chicken”) (compare modern فیل‌مرغ (filmorğ)).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /piː.ɾuː/

Noun

पीरू • (pīrū) m

1. turkey

   Synonym: टर्की (ṭarkī)

Alternative forms

• पीलू (pīlū)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पीरू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press