पोर

Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit पुत्रक (putraka, “little child”).

Noun

पोर • (pôr) (Latin script por, Kannada script ಪೊರ)

1. a young (of an animal), kid

Marathi

Etymology

नपुसकलिंग (napusakliṅga): पोर n (por)
पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): पोरगा m (porgā)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): पोरगी f (porgī)

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘻𑘨 (pora), from Sanskrit *पोतर (potara​), an extension of पोत (pota, “young of animal or plant”). Cognate with Gujarati પોરિયું (poriyũ), Assamese পোৱালী (püali).

Noun

पोर • (por) n

1. a child or kid

   Synonym: मूल (mūl)

Noun

पोर • (por) m

1. a little boy

   Synonyms: पोरगा (porgā), मुलगा (mulgā)

Noun

पोर • (por) f

1. a little girl

   Synonyms: पोरगी (porgī), मुलगी (mulgī)

Usage notes

Unlike the word मूल (mūl), the word पोर (por) implies a low age and does not have the secondary meaning of son or daughter.

Derived terms

• पोरगा (porgā, “masculine form”)
• पोरगी (porgī, “feminine form”)
• पोरगं (porga, “neuter form”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “पोर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पोर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pōḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press