𑀧𑀽𑀭𑀬

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पूरक (pūraka), from the root पॄ (pṝ) +‎ -अक (-aka), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”).

Adjective

𑀧𑀽𑀭𑀬 (pūraya) (Devanagari पूरय)

1. filling

Descendants

• Punjabi: ਪੂਰਾ (pūrā)
• Nepali: पुरो (puro)
• Bengali: পুরা (pura)
• Assamese: পুরা
• Urdu: پورا (pūrā) / Hindi: पूरा (pūrā)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “°ऊरय”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pūra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press