pira

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈɾa/,
• Hyphenation: pi‧ra

Pronoun

pirá (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜍ)

1. (interrogative) how many

Derived terms

Guaraní

Guaraní Wikipedia has an article on:

pira

Wikipedia ^gn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.ˈɾa/

Noun

pira (plural pirakuéra)

1. fish

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pyra, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ra/
• Rhymes: -ira
• Hyphenation: pì‧ra

Noun

pira f (plural pire)

1. pyre

Anagrams

• IRAP, apri, aprì, arpi, pari, pria, rapi, rapì, ripa

Javanese

Romanization

pira

1. Romanization of ꦥꦶꦫ

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ra/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ra/,

Noun

pira

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of pirum

Descendants

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

Pronoun

pira

1. how many

Mbyá Guaraní

Noun

pira

1. fish

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax (compare Cebuano pila).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.ra/

Pronoun

pira

1. how many

Derived terms

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦥꦶꦫ (pira)

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiɾa/

Noun

pira

1. skin

References

• LEMOS BARBOSA, A. Curso de Tupi antigo. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José, 1956.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧ra

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• pyra (obsolete)

Noun

pira f (plural piras)

1. pyre (heap on which corpses are burned)
2. (slang) thingamajig, gizmo, thingy (something whose name is unknown)

   Synonyms: coisa, (Brazil) troço, (Brazil) treco, (Brazil) negócio, (Brazil) bagulho, (Brazil) bagaça, trem, (Portugal) cena, bang

3. (Brazil, slang) a proposition, suggestion or theory considered absurd or rather unlikely

   Synonyms: viajada, piração

Etymology 2

Verb

pira

1. inflection of pirar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Sardinian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, reanalyzed as a feminine singular. Compare Italian pera, French poire, Spanish pera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpira/

Noun

pira f (plural piras)

1. pear (fruit)

Slovene

Alternative forms

• pȋr m

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pyrь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pìːra/

Noun

píra f

1. spelt (grain) (Triticum spelta)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Further reading

• “pira”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiɾa/
• Rhymes: -iɾa
• Syllabification: pi‧ra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin pyra (“pyre”), from Ancient Greek πυρά (purá), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). Cognate with English fire.

Noun

pira f (plural piras)

1. pyre

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Caló .

Noun

pira f (plural piras)

1. escape, flight

   Synonyms: fuga, huida

Related terms

Verb

pira

1. inflection of pirar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “pira”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Warlpiri

Noun

pira

1. moon