पीरू

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese peru. Alternatively, from Classical Persian (pīl murġ, literally “elephant chicken”) (compare Dari (fīl-murġ)).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /piː.ɾuː/

Noun

पीरू • (pīrū) m (Urdu spelling پیرو)

turkey
Synonym: टर्की (ṭarkī)

Declension

Declension of *पीरू* (masc ū-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पीरू pīrū	पीरू pīrū
oblique	पीरू pīrū	पीरुओं pīruõ
vocative	पीरू pīrū	पीरुओ pīruo

Alternative forms

पीलू (pīlū)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पीरू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press