पुरखा
Hindi
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit पुरुष (puruṣa, “man, human; primordial man”). Doublet of पुरसा (pursā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pʊɾ.kʰɑː/, [pʊɾ.kʰäː]
Noun
पुरखा • (purkhā) m (Urdu spelling پُرْکھا)
- ancestor, forefather
- Synonym: पूर्वज (pūrvaj)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पुरखा purkhā |
पुरखे purkhe |
| oblique | पुरखे purkhe |
पुरखों purkhõ |
| vocative | पुरखे purkhe |
पुरखो purkho |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “पुरखा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3048
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पुरखा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 637
- “पुरखा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.