peri-
around, near
Greek · peri (περί)
Greek peri- means "around" or "near". The perimeter measures around a shape, a periscope looks around, the periphery is the outer edge, a period is a time that goes around.
Memory trick
PERI = "pair-ee": a pair walking around the park, all the way around.
Words from this root
- perimeter (peri + meter) — distance around a shapeपरिमाप
- periscope (peri + scope) — tube to look around obstaclesपरिदर्शी
- periphery (peri + phery) — the outer edgeपरिधि
- peripheral (peri + pheral) — at the outer edgeकिनारे का
- period (peri + od) — a time that goes aroundअवधि
- periodic (peri + od + ic) — happening at regular timesआवधिक
- periodical (peri + od + ical) — a magazine published regularlyपत्रिका
- pericardium (peri + cardium) — sac around the heartहृदयावरण
- perihelion (peri + helion) — point nearest the sunसूर्य से निकटतम बिंदु
- peripatetic (peri + patetic) — walking around, travellingघुमक्कड़
- pericarp (peri + carp) — wall around a fruit seedफल की बाहरी परत