পুরা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀽𑀭𑀬 (pūraya), from Sanskrit पूर्ण (pūrṇa, “filled, full, entire, complete, fulfilled”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós. Cognate with Assamese পূৰা (pura), Odia ପୂରା (pura), Hindustani پورا / पूरा (pūrā), Nepali पुरो (puro), Punjabi ਪੂਰਾ (pūrā) as well as English full. Doublet of পূর (pur), পূর্ণ (purno), পুরো (purō), পূরণ (puron), and প্রায় (praẏ).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /puɾa/, [ˈpuɾaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /puɹa/, [ˈpuɹaˑ]

Adjective

পুরা • (pura) (comparative আরও পুরা, superlative সবচেয়ে পুরা)

1. full, whole, total, complete

Adverb

পুরা • (pura)

1. full, fully
2. completely, thoroughly
3. before, formerly, in the past, in ancient times

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “পুরা”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, পুরা, Government of Bangladesh