Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀽𑀭𑀬 (pūraya), from Sanskrit पूरक (pūraka, filling, completing) (compare पूर्ण (pūrṇa)).[1]

Adjective

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ਪੂਰਾ (pūrā)

  1. full, whole
  2. complete

Declension

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Declension of ਪੂਰਾ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ਪੂਰਾ (pūrā) ਪੂਰੇ (pūre) ਪੂਰੀ (pūrī) ਪੂਰੀਆਂ (pūrīā̃)
oblique ਪੂਰੇ (pūre) ਪੂਰਿਆਂ (pūriā̃) ਪੂਰੀ (pūrī) ਪੂਰੀਆਂ (pūrīā̃)

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pūra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 472

Further reading

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  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਪੂਰਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 937.
  • ਪੂਰਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024