purba

See also: Purba and purbå

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay purba, ultimately from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva, “initial, first”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʊrba]
• Hyphenation: pur‧ba

Adjective

purba

1. ancient, former.

   Synonyms: mula-mula, permulaan, dahulu

Alternative forms

• purba-

Derived terms

• kepurbaan

 

Related terms

• purwa

 

Further reading

• “purba” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

purba

1. Romanization of ꦥꦸꦂꦧ

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

• prová (Barlavento)

Etymology

From Portuguese provar.

Verb

purba

1. (Sotavento) taste

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
• Brüser, Martina, dos Reis Santos, André, Lang, Jürgen (2002) Dicionário do Crioulo da Ilha de Santiago (Cabo Verde) : com equivalentes de tradução em alemão e português / Wörterbuch des Kreols der Insel Santiago (Kapverde), →ISBN
• Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Karo Batak

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva).

Noun

purba

1. east, one of compass points

Coordinate terms

• (compass points)

mangabia	utara	irisen
pustima		purba
nariti	daksina	aguni

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva, “initial, first”).

Adjective

purba (Jawi spelling ڤوربا)

1. ancient, former

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kepurbaan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• purba-purba [reduplication] (redup)
• sepurba [comparability] (se-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: purba

Further reading

• “purba” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese provar and Spanish probar and Kabuverdianu purba.

Verb

purba

1. to taste
2. to try, to attempt

Toba Batak

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva).

Noun

purba

1. east, one of compass points

Coordinate terms

• (compass points)

manabia	utara	irisanna
pastima hasundutan		purba habinsaran
nariti	dangsina	anggoni