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Purree

//ˈpʊɹi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A substance used in making the pigment Indian yellow. archaic, uncountable
  2. 2
    Alternative form of peri (“supernatural being in Persian and Indian folklore”). alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    A measure of land said to be equivalent to about 3 acres India

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi पेवड़ी (pevṛī, “yellow chalk; a yellow dye”) or from the variant पियूड़ी (piyūṛī).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯄꯔꯤ (pari)

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