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Konkani
Etymology
From Sanskrit पुत्रक (putraka, “little child”).
Noun
पोर • (pôr) (Latin script por, Kannada script ಪೊರ)
- a young (of an animal), kid
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘻𑘨 (pora), from Sanskrit *पोतर (potara), an extension of पोत (pota, “young of animal or plant”). Cognate with Gujarati પોરિયું (poriyũ), Assamese পোৱালী (püali).
Noun
पोर • (por) n
- a child or kid
- Synonym: मूल (mūl)
Noun
पोर • (por) m
- a little boy
- Synonyms: पोरगा (porgā), मुलगा (mulgā)
Noun
पोर • (por) f
- a little girl
- Synonyms: पोरगी (porgī), मुलगी (mulgī)
Usage notes
Unlike the word मूल (mūl), the word पोर (por) implies a low age and does not have the secondary meaning of son or daughter.
Derived terms
- पोरगा (porgā, “masculine form”)
- पोरगी (porgī, “feminine form”)
- पोरगं (porga, “neuter form”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “पोर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पोर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pōḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press