neera

See also: ne'er a and Neera

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi नीरा (nīrā), from Sanskrit नीर (nīra, “juice, water”), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *nīr.

Noun

neera (uncountable)

1. A sweet sap extracted from the inflorescence of various species of toddy palm and widely consumed in India and other Asian countries, sometimes fermented to produce toddy.

Synonyms

• palm nectar, sweet toddy

Translations

sap

• Hindi: नीर (hi) (nīr)
• Tamil: பதநீர் (ta) (patanīr), தெளுவு (teḷuvu), தெளிவு (ta) (teḷivu)

Anagrams

• arene, neare, ranee