perai

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proper noun

An industrial town in Penang, Malaysia, on the mainland opposite the island of Penang.

Scrabble 7

Meanings

perai1

nounperai (plural perais or perai)

plural perais

  1. 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

proper noun

alternative Prai

  1. An industrial town in Penang, Malaysia, on the mainland opposite the island of Penang.
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APA

perai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perai

MLA

“perai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perai. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perai,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perai.

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