Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit पुर (pura, “city”). Doublet of -और (-aur).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pʊɾ/
- Hyphenation: -पुर
- Rhymes: -ʊɾ
Suffix
-पुर • (-pur) m (Urdu spelling ـپُور)
- suffixed to names of cities
- Synonyms: -आबाद (-ābād), -और (-aur), -नगर (-nagar), -नेर (-ner)
- जय (jay, “Jai Singh II”) + -पुर (-pur) → जयपुर (jaypur, “the city Jaipur”)
Derived terms
Hindi terms suffixed with -पुर