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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1 Borrowed from Sanskrit पुर ( pura ) .
Noun पुर • (pur ) m Urdu spelling پور
town , city ; locality , village fortress
Declension
Declension of पुर (masc cons-stem )
singular
plural
direct
पुर pur
पुर pur
oblique
पुर pur
पुरों purõ
vocative
पुर pur
पुरो puro
Etymology 2 Borrowed from Classical Persian پر ( pur ) . Doublet of पुर- ( pur- ) .
Adjective पुर • (pur ) (Urdu spelling پر
complete , full , laden , ample Alternative form of पुर- ( pur- )
Etymology 3 (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Noun पुर • (pur ) m
a leather bag used in fetching water ( from well ) for irrigation
Etymology 4 Borrowed from Sanskrit पुरस् ( puras ) .
Adverb पुर • (pur )
( Braj Bhāshā ) before , in front of
1601 Keshavdas , Ramchandrika राम कह्यो जो कछु दुख तेरे। श्वान निशंक कहो पुर मेरे।।152।। rām kahyo jo kachu dukh tere. śvān niśaṅk kaho pur mere..152.. Ram said, whatever your sorrow be; say with insouciance as that of a dog, before me.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts Alternative scripts
পুৰ ( Assamese script ) ᬧᬸᬭ ( Balinese script ) পুর ( Bengali script ) 𑰢𑰲𑰨 ( Bhaiksuki script ) 𑀧𑀼𑀭 ( Brahmi script ) ပုရ ( Burmese script ) પુર ( Gujarati script ) ਪੁਰ ( Gurmukhi script ) 𑌪𑍁𑌰 ( Grantha script ) ꦥꦸꦫ ( Javanese script ) 𑂣𑂳𑂩 ( Kaithi script ) ಪುರ ( Kannada script ) បុរ ( Khmer script ) ປຸຣ ( Lao script ) പുര ( Malayalam script ) ᢒᡠᡵᠠ ( Manchu script ) 𑘢𑘳𑘨 ( Modi script ) ᢒᠤᠷᠠ᠋ ( Mongolian script ) 𑧂𑧔𑧈 ( Nandinagari script ) 𑐥𑐸𑐬 ( Newa script ) ପୁର ( Odia script ) ꢦꢸꢬ ( Saurashtra script ) 𑆥𑆶𑆫 ( Sharada script ) 𑖢𑖲𑖨 ( Siddham script ) පුර ( Sinhalese script ) 𑩰𑩒𑩼 ( Soyombo script ) 𑚞𑚰𑚤 ( Takri script ) புர ( Tamil script ) పుర ( Telugu script ) ปุร ( Thai script ) པུ་ར ( Tibetan script ) 𑒣𑒳𑒩 ( Tirhuta script ) 𑨞𑨃𑨫 ( Zanabazar Square script )
Etymology From पुर् ( púr , “ stronghold, fortress ” ) . Cognate with Ancient Greek πόλις f ( pólis ) and Lithuanian pilis
Pronunciation
Noun पुर • (púra ) stem , n
fortress , castle , city , town house , abode , residence , receptacle
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants Assamese: পুৰ ( pur )
Bengali: পুর ( pur )
Hindi: पुर ( pur ) , पुरा ( purā )
→ Malay: pura فورا → Kannada: ಪುರ ( pura ) Konkani: पूर ( pūr )
→ Malayalam: പുരം ( puraṁ ) Marathi: पुर ( pur )
Nepali: पुर् ( pur )
→ Old Javanese: pura Javanese: ꦥꦸꦫ ( pura ) → Balinese: ᬧᬸᬭ ( pura ) → Indonesian: pura ( “ temple ” ) ( semantic loan ) Odia: ପୁର ( purô )
Pali: pura
Punjabi: ਪੁਰ ( pur )
Pahari-Potwari: پُر ( pur )
→ Tamil: புரம் ( puram ) , புரை ( purai ) → Telugu: పురము ( puramu ) Urdu: پُور ( pūr )
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