English noun: peri | |||
1. | peri (person) a beautiful and graceful girl | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman | ||
2. | peri (person) (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disembodied spirit, spirit | ||
Domain category | folklore | ||
Domain region | Persia, Persian Empire | ||