名詞 peri:

1. a beautiful and graceful girl
2. (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done

pe.ri

n.（名詞）
pl. pe.ris
In Persian mythology, a beautiful and benevolent supernatural being or fairy, earlier regarded as malevolent.
妖精：波斯神話中美麗且仁慈的超自然生物或精靈，過去曾被視為魔怪

來源：
Persian paro
Persian paro
from Pahlavi parok [malevolent sprite]
from Pahlavi parok [malevolent sprite]
from Avestan pairik3 [a kind of female demon]
from Avestan pairik3 [a kind of female demon]