पुरा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पुरा (purā́).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pʊ.ɾɑː/, [pʊ.ɾäː]

Adverb

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पुरा (purā) (Urdu spelling پُرا) (rare, formal)

  1. from the old, formerly
  2. till now

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pr̥Hā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥Hā́, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-ó, from *preh₂-.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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पुरा (purā)

  1. before, formerly, of old
  2. in a previous existence
  3. from of old, hitherto, up to the present time
  4. at first, in the beginning

Descendants

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