Prakrit

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Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Sanskrit पूर (pūra, filling; flood).[1]

    Noun

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    𑀧𑀽𑀭 (pūram (Devanagari पूर, Kannada ಪೂರ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

    1. flood

    Adjective

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    𑀧𑀽𑀭 (pūra) (Devanagari पूर, Kannada ಪೂರ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

    1. full, filled
    Derived terms
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    Etymology 2

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      Inherited from Sanskrit पूर (pūra, cake). Descendants with retroflexion may be influenced by or conflated with an extended form of Sanskrit अपूप (apūpá).[2]

      Noun

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      𑀧𑀽𑀭 (pūram (Devanagari पूर, Kannada ಪೂರ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

      1. cake
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      References

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      1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pūra¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 472
      2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pūra²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 472

      Further reading

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      • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पूर”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].