peras

See also: Peras and pêras

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

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish peras, plural of pera.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

peras

1. pear

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˈras/ [pəˈras]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: pe‧ras

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay peras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəʀəs. Cf. Tagalog pigis. Not related to English press.

Verb

peras (active memeras, reflexive passive terperas, ordinary passive diperas, imperative peras, emphatic-jussive peraslah)

1. to squeeze out, to juice, to milk, to press
2. (figurative) to extort, to blackmail, to exploit

Derived terms

• memeras
• pemeras
• pemerasan
• perasan
• terperas

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

Adjective

peras (comparative lebih peras, superlative paling peras)

1. (archaic) smooth

   Synonym: licin

2. (archaic) flat

   Synonyms: paras, rata

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Javanese peras (“offering”).

Noun

peras (plural peras-peras)

1. offerings from the Seblang dance performance, in the form of woven coconut leaves or bamboo, containing coconuts peeled from the shell, decorated with lawe thread and Javanese sugar

Further reading

• “peras”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

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 (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "peras" at PRPM first version)

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• pêras (misspelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ɾɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ɾɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ɾɐʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ɾɐʃ/

• Hyphenation: pe‧ras

Noun

peras

1. plural of pera

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ɾɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ɾɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ɾɐʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ɾɐʃ/

• Hyphenation: pe‧ras

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