The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*piras immature stage of coconut or areca nut (?)

POC piras immature stage of coconut or areca nut (?)

OC
Puluwat piŕ coconut sponge beginning to form; to form such; growth or lump under the skin; to have such
Mokilese pir lymph nodes
Gitua pir white pithy ball inside sprouted coconut
Roviana piraha sprouting coconut
Kwaio bila sprout
Nggela pira a coconut on ground showing leaf
'Āre'āre pira green, unripe
Sa'a pile the young areca nut in its early stages
Arosi pira young fruit of areca tree