neera

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sweet sap extracted from the inflorescence of various species of toddy palm and widely consumed in India and other Asian countries, sometimes fermented to produce toddy.
name
  1. A unisex given name.

Word forms

neera

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi नीरा (nīrā), from Sanskrit नीर (nīra, “juice, water”), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *nīr.

Synonyms

palm nectar sweet toddy
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