Meanings
perai1
plural perais
- alternativeAlternative form of pirai (“piranha fish”).
A perai itself, if wounded by any chance, is at once attacked and devoured by its fellows. If a monkey or bird, when shot, falls in the water, perai rush together from all quarters and carry off the prey before the sportsman can reach it, […]
Charles C. Abbott, Young Folks' Cyclopedia of Natural History (page 599)
Perai2
alternative Prai
- An industrial town in Penang, Malaysia, on the mainland opposite the island of Penang.
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