perle
Middle English
/ˈpɛːrl(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- A pearl excretion found in bivalves used in jewellery and medicine.
- (figurative) Any round object, especially when shiny.
- (figurative) The pupil hole in the iris
- (figurative) Anything or anyone that is valuable especially in religion
- (figurative) A macula on the eye's surface.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French perle derived from Latin perna (leg, a marine bivalve shaped like a leg of lamb, haunch, clam, mussel, ham, heel, pearl, haunch of ham).
Origin
Latin
perna
Gloss
leg, a marine bivalve shaped like a leg of lamb, haunch, clam, mussel, ham, heel, pearl, haunch of ham
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
珠
Emoji
🍗
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bepearl English
- empearl English
- impearl English
- pearl English
- pearl grass English
- pearlaceous English
- pearlash English
- pearler English
- pearlescent English
- pearlesque English
- pearlfish English
- pearlie English
- pearlin English
- pearlish English
- pearlite English
- pearlized English
- pearlstone English
- pearlware English
- pearlwort English
- pearly English
- perla Latin
- perna Latin
- pernarius Latin
- perula Latin
- perno Italian
- baderne French
- perle French
- perne French
- pernil Spanish, Castilian
- pierna Spanish, Castilian
- πέρνα Ancient Greek
- pernil Portuguese
- パール Japanese
- perled Middle English
- perle Old French
- pernil Galician
- perala Old High German
- perna Old Portuguese
- *persnā Proto-Italic
- pierna Asturian
- poorr Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin