బీర

See also: బార, బ్ర, బీరు, బూరె, బేరం, and బూర

Kolami

Etymology

Cognate with Telugu బీర (bīra), Tamil பீர் (pīr).

Noun

బీర (bīra)

1. sponge gourd (Luffa acutangula).

Telugu

Alternative forms

బీఱ (bīṟa)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biːr̪a/

Noun

బీర • (bīra) ? (plural బీరలు)

1. sharp-angled cucumber (Luffa acutangula).

Derived terms

• బీరకాయ (bīrakāya)
• బీరపువ్వు (bīrapuvvu)

References

• "బీర" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 384
• "బీర" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 893