purree

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/ˈpʊɹi//ˈpʌɹi/

noun

A substance obtained from cow urine and used in making the pigment Indian yellow.

OriginHindi पेवड़ी →
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Meanings

purree1

nounpurree (uncountable)

alternative piuri · alternative pioury

  1. archaicuncountableA substance obtained from cow urine and used in making the pigment Indian yellow.

purree2

nounpurree (plural purrees)

plural purrees · alternative piuri · alternative pioury

  1. alternativeAlternative form of peri (“supernatural being in Persian and Indian folklore”).

purree3

nounpurree (plural purrees)

plural purrees · alternative pari · alternative piuri · alternative pioury

  1. IndiaA measure of land said to be equivalent to about 3 acres.

Origin

purree · noun

  1. Hindiपेवड़ी“yellow chalk; a yellow dye”
  2. Englishpurree

Borrowed from Hindi पेवड़ी (pevṛī, “yellow chalk; a yellow dye”) or from the variant पियूड़ी (piyūṛī).

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purree · noun

  1. mniꯄꯔꯤ
  2. Englishpurree

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯄꯔꯤ (pari)

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APA

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Chicago

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

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