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पुर

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Braj

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुरस् (puras).

Adverb

पुर (pur)

  1. 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.

Hindi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुर (pura).

Noun

पुर (pur) m (Urdu spelling پور)

  1. town, city; locality, village
  2. fortress
Declension
More information singular, plural ...

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian پر (pur). Doublet of पुर- (pur-).

Adjective

पुर (pur) (Urdu spelling پر)

  1. complete, full, laden, ample
  2. 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

  1. a leather bag used in fetching water (from well) for irrigation
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Sanskrit

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Etymology

From पुर् (púr, stronghold, fortress). Cognate with Ancient Greek πόλις f (pólis) and Lithuanian pilis.

Pronunciation

Noun

पुर (púra) stem, n

  1. fortress, castle, city, town
  2. house, abode, residence, receptacle

Declension

More information singular, dual ...
  • ¹Vedic

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