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Piru
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piru pìrú
English
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Etymology 1
From en nai-chu.https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36518243 Encyclopedia of California. 1997 Somerset Publishers 0-403-09862-9 1997-1998 New York, N.Y. 377 36518243 The gang was named after Piru Street, a residential street in Compton and neighboring Willowbrook; but is now often explained by various backronyms, such as Powerful Indestructible Ruthless Untouchables.
Pronunciation
en /ˈpaɪ.ɹu(ː)/ US
Proper noun
en CDP co/Ventura County s/California c/US.
en California’s flooding, in pictures w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/10/weather/gallery/california-weather-flooding 2023-01-16 Residents in Piru work to push back wet mud that trapped cars and invaded some houses on January 11. https://web.archive.org/web/20230317043620/https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/10/weather/gallery/california-weather-flooding/
Noun
A member of an alliance of African-American street gangs based in southern California.
en 2017 Joseph E. Morgan; Gregory N. Reish Tyranny and Music 223 YG, aka Keenon Jackson, using using the Piru vernacular, released a song titled “Bicken Back Bein Bool,” as a single from his album Still Brazy.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
The northernmost dialect of the Luhu language.
en Antara 11 Indigenous Languages Declared Extinct: Education Ministry w:Jakarta Globe https://jakartaglobe.id/news/11-indigenous-languages-declared-extinct-education-ministry 2024-03-08 Muksin specifically mentioned 11 extinct indigenous languages, such as Tandia and Mawes in West Papua and Papua, along with Kajeli, Piru, Moksela, Palumata, Ternateno, Hukumina, Hoti, Serua, and Nila in different areas of Maluku. https://web.archive.org/web/20240606005159/https://jakartaglobe.id/news/11-indigenous-languages-declared-extinct-education-ministry
References
Anagrams
en ipru Puri puri rupi
en Dialects
Malay
Etymology
ms pt Peru.
Pronunciation
ms [pi.ru]
ms ru u 2
ms Pi ru
Proper noun
ڤيرو
ms Peru
Usage notes
This spelling is still found in the word ms ayam piru turkey.