pura

See also: purā, -pura, and púra

Asturian

Adjective

pura

1. feminine singular of puru

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Balinese

Romanization

pura

1. Romanization of ᬧᬸᬭ.

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.ɾə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.ɾa/

Adjective

pura f sg

1. feminine singular of pur

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pu‧ra

Verb

pura

1. to satisfy; to do enough for; to meet the needs of; to fulfill the wishes or requirements of
2. to indulge; to yield to a temptation or desire

Adjective

pura

1. satisfied

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pura.

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Esperanto

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin pūrus. Doublet of pureo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpura]
• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ura
• Hyphenation: pu‧ra

Adjective

pura (accusative singular puran, plural puraj, accusative plural purajn)

1. pure, clean

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Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *pura, from Proto-Uralic *pura-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpurɑ/, [ˈpurɑ]
• Rhymes: -urɑ
• Syllabification: pu‧ra

Noun

pura

1. (rare) Synonym of purasin.

Declension

Inflection of pura (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		pura	purat
genitive		puran	purien
partitive		puraa	puria
illative		puraan	puriin
		singular	plural
nominative		pura	purat
accusative	nom.	pura	purat
	gen.	puran
genitive		puran	purien purainrare
partitive		puraa	puria
inessive		purassa	purissa
elative		purasta	purista
illative		puraan	puriin
adessive		puralla	purilla
ablative		puralta	purilta
allative		puralle	purille
essive		purana	purina
translative		puraksi	puriksi
instructive		—	purin
abessive		puratta	puritta
comitative		—	purineen

Possessive forms of pura (type koira)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	purani	puramme
2nd person	purasi	puranne
3rd person	puransa

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpurɑˣ/, [ˈpurɑ(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -urɑ
• Syllabification: pu‧ra

Verb

pura

1. Indicative present connegative form of purkaa.
2. Second-person singular imperative present form of purkaa.

   pura talo! ― you, demolish the house!

3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of purkaa.

Anagrams

• Rapu, paru, rapu

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /py.ʁa/

• Audio

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• Homophones: puras, purât

Verb

pura

1. third-person singular past historic of purer

Anagrams

• paru, rupa

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Ido

Adjective

pura

1. pure

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Indonesian

Pura Besakih, the main temple in Balinese Hinduism

Etymology

From Malay pura (“castle town”), from Sanskrit पुर (pura). Doublet of puri.

• Sense of "temple" is a semantic loan from Balinese ᬧᬸᬭ (pura) which ultimately from same Sanskrit word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu.ra/
• Hyphenation: pu‧ra

Noun

pura (plural pura-pura, first-person possessive puraku, second-person possessive puramu, third-person possessive puranya)

1. (archaic) town

   Synonyms: kota, negeri

2. (Hinduism) temple, a Balinese Hinduism place of worship.

Usage notes

This word is used specifically for Balinese Hinduism place of worship. Other religions temple is translated into kuil in Indonesian.

See also

• candi (“ancient temple”)

Further reading

• “pura” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Icelandic

Alternative forms

• para (dated)

Noun

pura f

1. pork rind

Derived terms

• purusteik (“crispy pork belly”)

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.ra/
• Rhymes: -ura
• Hyphenation: pù‧ra

Adjective

pura f sg

1. feminine singular of puro

Anagrams

• prua

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Javanese

Romanization

pura

1. Romanization of ꦥꦸꦫ.

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Latin

Adjective

pūra

1. inflection of pūrus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

Adjective

pūrā

1. ablative feminine singular of pūrus

References

• pura in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “pura”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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Latvian

Noun

pura m

1. (dialectal form) genitive singular form of purs

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Mapudungun

Mapudungun cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : pura     Ordinal : ?

Numeral

pura (Raguileo spelling)

1. eight

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

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Old Javanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit पुर (pura). Doublet of puri.

Noun

pura

1. castle (fortified building)
2. palace, royal residence
3. residential section of a palace
4. town
5. court
6. capital
7. kingdom

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦥꦸꦫ (pura)
• → Balinese: ᬧᬸᬭ (pura)
  • → Indonesian: pura (“temple”) (semantic loan)

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pu‧ra
• Rhymes: -uɾɐ

Adjective

pura

1. feminine singular of puro
   • 2007, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte, Rocco, page 350:

     Harry mal respirava: será que a sorte, a pura sorte poderia livrá-los dessa encrenca?

     Harry was badly breathing: maybe luck, pure luck could save them from that trouble?

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Spanish

Adjective

pura

1. feminine singular of puro

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -²ʉːra

Adjective

pura

1. absolute singular definite and plural form of pur.