Para vs. Peri

Paranoun

(historical) A former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions.

Paranoun

(medicine) A woman who has had a certain number of pregnancies, indicated by the number prepended to this word.

Paranoun

A paragraph.

Paranoun

A paratrooper.

Paraadjective

very drunk

Paranoun

A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part of a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent.

Paranoun

The southern arm of the Amazon in Brazil; also, a seaport on this arm.

Paranoun

Short for Pará rubber.

Paranoun

(obstetrics) the number of live-born children a woman has delivered;

Paranoun

100 para equal 1 dinar

Paranoun

a soldier in the paratroops

Paranoun

an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows

Paranoun

port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin

Paranoun

a state in northern Brazil, on the Atlantic coast at the delta of the Amazon; capital, Belém. It is a region of dense rainforest.

Perinoun

(Persian mythology) A sprite or supernatural being.

Perinoun

An imaginary being, male or female, like an elf or fairy, represented as a descendant of fallen angels, excluded from paradise till penance is accomplished.

Perinoun

a beautiful and graceful girl

Perinoun

(Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done

Peri

Peri (Persian: پری‎, plural پريان pariān), otherwise known as Pari in Persian culture, are exquisite, winged spirits renowned for their beauty. Originally from Persian mythology, Paris were later adopted by other cultures.