The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*paria bitter melon: Momordica charantia L.

PWMP paria bitter melon: Momordica charantia L.

WMP
Isneg pariyá vine with yellow flowers and oblong, cylindric, ribbed rugose fruits, pointed at both ends: Momordica charantia L.
Kankanaey paliá Momordica balsamina L. A slender vine with yellow flowers and rough, elongated, bitter edible fruits
Pangasinan palyá bitter melon
Ilokano pariá Momordica charantia L. A vine with yellow flowers. Its young shoots and leaves and its fruits are edible
Cebuano palíya widely cultivated vine producing an elongated fruit with wart-like skin, eaten unripe as a vegetable, having a bitter taste, Momordica charantia
paliyá widely cultivated vine producing an elongated fruit with wart-like skin, eaten unripe as a vegetable, having a bitter taste, Momordica charantia
Iban periaʔ bitter gourd Momordica charantia L., a yellow-white pointed cucumber with lumpy skin, eaten raw or cooked
Malay peria a gourd proverbial for its bitter taste: Momordica charantia
Tae' paria climbing plant with bitter cucumber-like fruit used as a vegetable