ਪੂਰਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Adjective

ਪੂਰਾ • (pūrā)

  1. full, whole
  2. complete

Declension

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

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

Further reading

  • 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, 2025