पुरा
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पुरा (purā́).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʊ.ɾɑː/, [pʊ.ɾäː]
Adverb
पुरा • (purā) (rare, formal)
- from the old, formerly
- till now
References
- Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “पुरा”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “पुरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬧᬸᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
- পুৰা (Assamese script)
- পুরা (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰲𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
- પુરા (Gujarati script)
- ꦥꦸꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
- ಪುರಾ (Kannada script)
- ပုရာ (Burmese script)
- 𑐥𑐸𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
- ପୁରା (Oriya script)
- ꢦꢸꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑆶𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖲𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
- పురా (Telugu script)
- པུརཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑒳𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pr̥Hā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥Hā́, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-ó, from *preh₂-.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /pu.ɾɑ́ː/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpu.ɾɑː/
Adverb
पुरा • (purā)
- before, formerly, of old
- in a previous existence
- from of old, hitherto, up to the present time
- at first, in the beginning
Descendants
- → Hindi: पुरा (purā)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) , “पुरा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 634.