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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀽𑀭𑀬 (pūraya, “filling”), from Sanskrit पूरक (pūraka, “filling”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”). Related to Old High German foll, Old Norse fullr (from whence Norwegian and Swedish full and Danish fuld), German voll, Dutch vol, Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐍃 (fulls), Lithuanian pilnas, Old Church Slavonic плънъ (plŭnŭ), Latin plēnus, Ancient Greek πλήρης (plḗrēs) and πλέως (pléōs), Old Irish lán, and English full.
Doublet of पूरक (pūrak), a tatsama.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /puː.ɾɑː/,
Adjective
पूरा • (pūrā) (Urdu spelling پورا)
- whole
पूरे आकाश में राख फैल गयी थी।- pūre ākāś mẽ rākh phail gayī thī.
- Ash had spread across the whole sky.
- entire
- पूरी कहानी छाप दो! ― pūrī kahānī chāp do! ― Publish the entire story!
- complete
- यह कहानी पूरी है। ― yah kahānī pūrī hai. ― This story is complete.
- fulfilled
मैं तुम्हारे सारे माँगों को पूरे कर दूँगा।- ma͠i tumhāre sāre māṅgõ ko pūre kar dūṅgā.
- I will fulfill all of your wishes.
Declension
Declension of पूरा (ā-stem)
Related terms
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pūra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press