pira

== Central Bikol == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /piˈɾa/ [piˈɾa] Hyphenation: pi‧ra === Pronoun === pirá (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜍ) (interrogative) how many ==== Derived terms ==== == 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) pyre === Anagrams === IRAP, apri, aprì, arpi, pari, pria, rapi, rapì, ripa == Javanese == === Romanization === pira romanization of ꦥꦶꦫ == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpɪ.ra] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpiː.ra] === Noun === pira nominative/accusative/vocative plural of pirum ==== Descendants ==== == Maranao == === Etymology === From Proto-Austronesian *pijax. === Pronoun === pira how many == Mbya Guarani == === Noun === pira fish == Nheengatu == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Tupi pira. === Noun === pira body (historical) skin, bark scabies tag (children's game) === References === Avila, Marcel Twardowsky (2021), “pira”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 604 == Old Javanese == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax (compare Cebuano pila). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pi.ra/ === Pronoun === pira how many ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Javanese: ꦥꦶꦫ (pira) == Old Tupi == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pir, from Proto-Tupian *pit. Cognate with Paraguayan Guarani pire. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpi.ɾa] Rhymes: -iɾa Hyphenation: pi‧ra === Noun === pira (possessable, Ib class pluriform, absolute mbira) skin (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) skin (outer protective layer of fruit) ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Nheengatu: pira === References === Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “pira”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 384, columns 1–2 == Paraguayan Guarani == === Etymology === Cognate with Old Tupi pirá. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [piˈɾa] Rhymes: -a Hyphenation: pi‧ra === Noun === pira (plural pirakuéra) fish === References === Canese, Natalia Krivoshein de; Alcaraz, Feliciano Acosta (2016), “pira”, in Ñe’ẽryru [Dictionary] (overall work in Spanish), Asunción: Instituto Superior de Lenguas, →ISBN, page 87, column 1 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -iɾɐ Hyphenation: pi‧ra === Etymology 1 === ==== Alternative forms ==== pyra (obsolete) ==== Noun ==== pira f (plural piras) pyre (heap on which corpses are burned) (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 (Brazil, slang) a proposition, suggestion or theory considered absurd or rather unlikely Synonyms: viajada, piração === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== pira inflection of pirar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “pira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “pira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “pira”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “pira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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) pear (fruit) == Slovene == === Alternative forms === pȋr m === Etymology === From Proto-Slavic *pyrь. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pìːra/ === Noun === píra f spelt (grain) (Triticum spelta) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “pira”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpiɾa/ [ˈpi.ɾa] 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) pyre === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Caló [Term?]. ==== Noun ==== pira f (plural piras) escape, flight Synonyms: fuga, huida ===== Related terms ===== ==== Verb ==== pira inflection of pirar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “pira”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “pira”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 == Warlpiri == === Noun === pira moon