पुर

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pʊɾ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुर (pura).

Noun

पुर • (pur) m (Urdu spelling پور)

  1. town, city; locality, village
  2. fortress
Declension
Declension of पुर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct पुर
pur		 पुर
pur
oblique पुर
pur		 पुरों
purõ
vocative पुर
pur		 पुरो
puro

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

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुरस् (puras).

Adverb

पुर • (pur)

  1. (Braj Bhāshā) 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.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • পুৰ (Assamese script)
  • ᬧᬸᬭ (Balinese script)
  • পুর (Bengali script)
  • 𑰢𑰲𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀧𑀼𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • ပုရ (Burmese script)
  • પુર (Gujarati script)
  • ਪੁਰ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌪𑍁𑌰 (Grantha script)
  • ꦥꦸꦫ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂣𑂳𑂩 (Kaithi script)
  • ಪುರ (Kannada script)
  • បុរ (Khmer script)
  • ປຸຣ (Lao script)
  • പുര (Malayalam script)
  • ᢒᡠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘢𑘳𑘨 (Modi script)
  • ᢒᠤᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧂𑧔𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐥𑐸𑐬 (Newa script)
  • ପୁର (Odia script)
  • ꢦꢸꢬ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆥𑆶𑆫 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖢𑖲𑖨 (Siddham script)
  • පුර (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩰𑩒𑩼 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚞𑚰𑚤 (Takri script)
  • புர (Tamil script)
  • పుర (Telugu script)
  • ปุร (Thai script)
  • པུ་ར (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒣𑒳𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨞𑨃𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From पुर् (pur, “stronghold, fortress”). Cognates include Ancient Greek πόλις f (pólis) and Lithuanian pilis.

Noun

पुर • (pura) stem, n

  1. fortress, castle, city, town
  2. a female apartment, gynaeceum
  3. house, abode, residence, receptacle
  4. an upper story
  5. brothel
  6. body
  7. skin
  8. a species of Cyperus
  9. name of a constellation
  10. a leaf rolled into the shape of a funnel
  11. name of the subdivisions of the vedānta

Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of पुर
Nom. sg. पुरम् (puram)
Gen. sg. पुरस्य (purasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पुरम् (puram) पुरे (pure) पुराणि (purāṇi)
Vocative पुर (pura) पुरे (pure) पुराणि (purāṇi)
Accusative पुरम् (puram) पुरे (pure) पुराणि (purāṇi)
Instrumental पुरेण (pureṇa) पुराभ्याम् (purābhyām) पुरैः (puraiḥ)
Dative पुराय (purāya) पुराभ्याम् (purābhyām) पुरेभ्यः (purebhyaḥ)
Ablative पुरात् (purāt) पुराभ्याम् (purābhyām) पुरेभ्यः (purebhyaḥ)
Genitive पुरस्य (purasya) पुरयोः (purayoḥ) पुराणाम् (purāṇām)
Locative पुरे (pure) पुरयोः (purayoḥ) पुरेषु (pureṣu)

Descendants
  • Assamese: পুৰ (pur)
  • Bengali: পুর (pur)
  • Hindi: पुर (pur), पुरा (purā)
  • → Malay: pura, فورا
    • → Indonesian: pura
  • → Kannada: ಪುರ (pura)
  • Konkani: पूर (pūr)
  • → Malayalam: പുരം (puraṁ)
  • Marathi: पुर (pur)
  • Nepali: पुर् (pur)
  • → Old Javanese: pura
  • Odia: ପୁର (purô)
  • Pali: pura
  • Punjabi: ਪੁਰ (pur)
  • Pahari-Potwari: پُر (pur)
  • → Tamil: புரம் (puram), புரை (purai)
  • → Telugu: పురము (puramu)
  • Urdu: پُور (pūr)

Proper noun

पुर • (pura) m

  1. name of an asura, of another man

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of पुर
Nom. sg. पुरः (puraḥ)
Gen. sg. पुरस्य (purasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पुरः (puraḥ) पुरौ (purau) पुराः (purāḥ)
Vocative पुर (pura) पुरौ (purau) पुराः (purāḥ)
Accusative पुरम् (puram) पुरौ (purau) पुरान् (purān)
Instrumental पुरेण (pureṇa) पुराभ्याम् (purābhyām) पुरैः (puraiḥ)
Dative पुराय (purāya) पुराभ्याम् (purābhyām) पुरेभ्यः (purebhyaḥ)
Ablative पुरात् (purāt) पुराभ्याम् (purābhyām) पुरेभ्यः (purebhyaḥ)
Genitive पुरस्य (purasya) पुरयोः (purayoḥ) पुराणाम् (purāṇām)
Locative पुरे (pure) पुरयोः (purayoḥ) पुरेषु (pureṣu)

Noun

पुर • (pura) stem, ?

  1. a kind of resin, bdellium

References
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