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Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀽𑀭𑀬 (pūraya), from Sanskrit पूरक (pūraka). Cognate with Assamese পূৰা (pura), Odia ପୂରା (purā), Hindustani پورا / पूरा (pūrā), Nepali पुरो (puro), Punjabi ਪੂਰਾ (pūrā), and distantly, English full. Doublet of পূরক (purok).
Pronunciation
Adjective
পুরা • (pura) (comparative আরও পুরা, superlative সবচেয়ে পুরা)
- full, whole, total, complete
Adverb
পুরা • (pura)
- full, fully
- completely, thoroughly
- before, formerly, in the past, in ancient times
References
- Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “পুরা”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
- Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, পুরা, Government of Bangladesh