"perla" meaning in Catalan

See perla in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈpɛr.lə] [Balearic, Central], [ˈpɛɾ.la] [Valencia] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Unjoanqualsevol-perla.wav Forms: perles [plural]
Etymology: Unknown, probably based on Vulgar Latin *pernula, diminutive of Latin perna, a kind of oyster. Cognate with Italian perla, French perle and Spanish perla. Etymology templates: {{unk|ca}} Unknown, {{cog|VL.|*pernula}} Vulgar Latin *pernula, {{cog|la|perna}} Latin perna, {{cog|it|perla}} Italian perla, {{cog|fr|perle}} French perle, {{cog|es|perla}} Spanish perla Head templates: {{ca-noun|f}} perla f (plural perles)
  1. pearl Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-perla-ca-noun-JuOypdxU
  2. (heraldry) pall Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-perla-ca-noun-fFzuWyMf Categories (other): Heraldry, Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Gems Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Gems: 12 88 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: emperlar, perla barroca, perla cultivada, perlat, perlejar, perler, perlí, pesca de perles Related terms: perlé

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "emperlar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "perla barroca"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "perla cultivada"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "perlat"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "perlejar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "perler"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "perlí"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pesca de perles"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "la",
        "2": "perna"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin perna",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "perla"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian perla",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "perle"
      },
      "expansion": "French perle",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "perla"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish perla",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈpɛr.lə]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɛɾ.la]",
      "tags": [
        "Valencia"
      ]
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    "Catalan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Catalan feminine nouns",
    "Catalan lemmas",
    "Catalan nouns",
    "Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Catalan terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Pages with 17 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ca:Gems",
    "es:Birthstones",
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    {
      "word": "emperlar"
    },
    {
      "word": "perla barroca"
    },
    {
      "word": "perla cultivada"
    },
    {
      "word": "perlat"
    },
    {
      "word": "perlejar"
    },
    {
      "word": "perler"
    },
    {
      "word": "perlí"
    },
    {
      "word": "pesca de perles"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "perna"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Italian perla",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "French perle",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Spanish perla",
      "name": "cog"
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      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "perlé"
    }
  ],
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        "pearl"
      ],
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    },
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      ],
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          "pall",
          "pall"
        ]
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        "heraldry",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "monarchy",
        "nobility",
        "politics"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɛr.lə]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɛɾ.la]",
      "tags": [
        "Valencia"
      ]
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    }
  ],
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}

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