PEARとは意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle English pere, from 古期英語 pere, from Proto-West Germanic *peru, from Vulgar Latin *pira, originally the plural of Latin pirum but reconstrued as a feminine singular, ultimately a loanword from an unknown Mediterranean substrate source. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Peere (“pear”), Dutch peer (“pear”), Danish pære (“pear”), French poire (“pear”), German Birne (“pear”), Icelandic pera (“pear”), Swedish päron (“pear”).

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /pɛə/, [pʰeə]
• (General American) enPR: pâr, IPA^(key): /pɛɚ/
• (Indian English) IPA^(key): /ˈpiːə(r)/
• 韻: -ɛə(ɹ)
• 異形同音異義語: pair, pare

名詞

pear (複数形 pears)

1. An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated towards the stem.
2. A type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis).

   Synonym: pear tree

3. The wood of the pear tree (pearwood, pear wood).
4. Choke pear (a torture device).
5. (Jamaican) avocado, alligator pear
6. A desaturated chartreuse yellow colour, like that of a pear.

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派生語

派生した語

• → Tokelauan: pea

参考

• warden

アナグラム

• Earp, Pera, Rape, aper, pare, prae-, præ-, rape, reap