Perai is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Perai meaning
Alternative form of pirai (“piranha fish”).
Using Perai
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of pirai (“piranha fish”).
- In the example corpus, perai often appears in combinations such as: seberang perai, perai tengah.
Context around Perai
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Perai
- In this selection, "perai" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, seberang, tengah, riverbed and malaysia stand out and add context to how "perai" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and seberang perai consists of and in seberang perai. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "perai" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with perai
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Teochew is heard more in Seberang Perai than on Penang island. (11 words)
It was found in Seberang Perai, Malaysia and is kept in the National Museum, Calcutta, India. (16 words)
Kurau Cluster, which emerged from Kinta in Perak also involves an infection in Seberang Perai Tengah, Penang. (17 words)
Seberang Perai Tengah district police chief Nik Ros Azhan Nik Abdul Hamid said four locals and two Nepali individuals, aged between 30 and 58, were taken to the police station to assist the investigation. (34 words)
Remember, after 11 years of a Pakatan government in Penang, the state is still without gazetted local plans for its 1.8 million population, more than half of whom reside in Seberang Perai. (33 words)
The body of water between Penang Island and Seberang Perai consists of the North Channel to the north of George Town and the South Channel to the south of it. (30 words)
Example sentences (8)
According to local media, a sudden water supply disruption occurred for four days last month in Penang after a major pipe burst under the Perai riverbed.
Kurau Cluster, which emerged from Kinta in Perak also involves an infection in Seberang Perai Tengah, Penang.
Remember, after 11 years of a Pakatan government in Penang, the state is still without gazetted local plans for its 1.8 million population, more than half of whom reside in Seberang Perai.
The state government proposes to build an undersea tunnel from Gurney Drive on Penang island to northern Seberang Perai.
Seberang Perai Tengah district police chief Nik Ros Azhan Nik Abdul Hamid said four locals and two Nepali individuals, aged between 30 and 58, were taken to the police station to assist the investigation.
It was found in Seberang Perai, Malaysia and is kept in the National Museum, Calcutta, India.
Teochew is heard more in Seberang Perai than on Penang island.
The body of water between Penang Island and Seberang Perai consists of the North Channel to the north of George Town and the South Channel to the south of it.
Common combinations with perai
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: