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Romani
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha), from Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha, “old”).
Adjective
phuro (feminine phuri, plural phure)
- old (animate)
- Antonym: terno
Keren savorale drom, te khelel o puro rom- Make way, let the old man dance
Descendants
Noun
phuro m (nominative plural phure)
- old man
References
- Yaron Matras ((Can we date this quote?)) “Other characteristic features of Proto-Romani”, in the Manchester Romani Project, Manchester, archived from the original on August 28, 2021
- Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “phur/o, -e”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Plus Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, published 2021, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 154
Welsh Romani
Etymology
Inherited from Romani phuro, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha), from Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha, “old”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás.
Adjective
phuro m (feminine phuri, plural phure, comparative phureder, superlative phureder)
- old, aged
Derived terms
Noun
phuro m
- old man
References
- “phure” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
- “phuri” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
- “phuro” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.