puru

See also: pūru, p'uru, and Puru

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin pūrus.

Adjective

puru m sg (feminine singular pura, neuter singular puro, masculine plural puros, feminine plural pures)

  1. pure

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *puru. Equivalent to purra (to bite) +‎ -u. Compare Estonian puru (dust).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuru/, [ˈpuru]
  • Rhymes: -uru
  • Syllabification(key): pu‧ru
  • Hyphenation(key): pu‧ru

Noun

puru

  1. (rare outside compounds) synonym of pureminen (biting, chewing)
    purukumichewing gum
  2. A quantity of finely chewed food, such as a bird may give to its young.
  3. chaw, chew (plug or wad of chewing tobacco)
    Pelaajat istuivat penkillä katsellen sadetta, jauhaen juroina puruaan.
    The players sat on the bench watching the rain, glumly working their chews.
  4. (pathology) ache, pain (gnawing, persistent pain, especially in stomach)
    mahanpurustomachache
  5. dust, powder, swarf (waste chips, shavings and dust from working a solid material)
    sahanpurusawdust
    kutterinpurucutter swarf

Declension

Inflection of puru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative puru purut
genitive purun purujen
partitive purua puruja
illative puruun puruihin
singular plural
nominative puru purut
accusative nom. puru purut
gen. purun
genitive purun purujen
partitive purua puruja
inessive purussa puruissa
elative purusta puruista
illative puruun puruihin
adessive purulla puruilla
ablative purulta puruilta
allative purulle puruille
essive puruna puruina
translative puruksi puruiksi
abessive purutta puruitta
instructive puruin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of puru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative puruni puruni
accusative nom. puruni puruni
gen. puruni
genitive puruni purujeni
partitive puruani purujani
inessive purussani puruissani
elative purustani puruistani
illative puruuni puruihini
adessive purullani puruillani
ablative purultani puruiltani
allative purulleni puruilleni
essive purunani puruinani
translative purukseni puruikseni
abessive puruttani puruittani
instructive
comitative puruineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative purusi purusi
accusative nom. purusi purusi
gen. purusi
genitive purusi purujesi
partitive puruasi purujasi
inessive purussasi puruissasi
elative purustasi puruistasi
illative puruusi puruihisi
adessive purullasi puruillasi
ablative purultasi puruiltasi
allative purullesi puruillesi
essive purunasi puruinasi
translative puruksesi puruiksesi
abessive puruttasi puruittasi
instructive
comitative puruinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative purumme purumme
accusative nom. purumme purumme
gen. purumme
genitive purumme purujemme
partitive puruamme purujamme
inessive purussamme puruissamme
elative purustamme puruistamme
illative puruumme puruihimme
adessive purullamme puruillamme
ablative purultamme puruiltamme
allative purullemme puruillemme
essive purunamme puruinamme
translative puruksemme puruiksemme
abessive puruttamme puruittamme
instructive
comitative puruinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative purunne purunne
accusative nom. purunne purunne
gen. purunne
genitive purunne purujenne
partitive puruanne purujanne
inessive purussanne puruissanne
elative purustanne puruistanne
illative puruunne puruihinne
adessive purullanne puruillanne
ablative purultanne puruiltanne
allative purullenne puruillenne
essive purunanne puruinanne
translative puruksenne puruiksenne
abessive puruttanne puruittanne
instructive
comitative puruinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative purunsa purunsa
accusative nom. purunsa purunsa
gen. purunsa
genitive purunsa purujensa
partitive puruaan
puruansa
purujaan
purujansa
inessive purussaan
purussansa
puruissaan
puruissansa
elative purustaan
purustansa
puruistaan
puruistansa
illative puruunsa puruihinsa
adessive purullaan
purullansa
puruillaan
puruillansa
ablative purultaan
purultansa
puruiltaan
puruiltansa
allative purulleen
purullensa
puruilleen
puruillensa
essive purunaan
purunansa
puruinaan
puruinansa
translative purukseen
puruksensa
puruikseen
puruiksensa
abessive puruttaan
puruttansa
puruittaan
puruittansa
instructive
comitative puruineen
puruinensa

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Guaraní

Verb

puru

  1. to use

Conjugation

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Malay puru.

Noun

puru (plural puru-puru)

  1. (dermatology, pathology, uncountable) frambesia, parangi, pian, yaws: a contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble berries.
    Synonyms: patek, frambusia
  2. (countable) sore, ulcer
Derived terms
  • berpuru
  • puru ayal
  • puru bubuk
  • puru bubul
  • puru lembik

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Oirata [Term?].

Noun

puru (plural puru-puru)

  1. (dialect) shorts: pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees
    Synonym: celana pendek

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *puru, equivalent to purra (to bite) +‎ -u. Cognates include Finnish puru and Estonian puru.

Pronunciation

Noun

puru

  1. gravel (small fragments of stone)

Declension

Declension of puru (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative puru purut
genitive purun purruin, puruloin
partitive purrua puruja, puruloja
illative purruu purrui, puruloihe
inessive purus puruis, purulois
elative purust puruist, puruloist
allative purulle puruille, puruloille
adessive purul puruil, puruloil
ablative purult puruilt, puruloilt
translative puruks puruiks, puruloiks
essive purunna, purruun puruinna, puruloinna, purruin, puruloin
exessive1) purunt puruint, puruloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 443

Latvian

Noun

puru m

  1. (dialectal) accusative singular of purs
  2. (dialectal) instrumental singular of purs
  3. (dialectal) genitive plural of purs

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pulu (coconut husk) (compare with Fijian bulu and Hawaiian pulu "coconut husk")[1][2] from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulut.[3] Sense of "plug" is a semantic extension from the lack of coconuts found naturally in New Zealand.[2]

Noun

puru

  1. plug
  2. caulk
  3. (archaic, obsolete) coconut husk

Verb

puru

  1. to plug, to fill or stuff in, to cram

Adverb

puru

  1. absolutely, extremely, stuffed

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 379
  2. 2.0 2.1 Bruce Biggs (1994) “New Words for a New World”, in A. K. Pawley, M. D. Ross, editors, Austronesian Terminologies: Continuity and Change (Pacific Linguistics Series C; 127), Australian National University, →DOI, page 29
  3. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “pulu.1a”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

Further reading

  • puru” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Ngiyambaa

Etymology

Compare Wiradjuri buurruu

Noun

puru

  1. (anatomy) testicles

Quechua

Noun

puru

  1. alternative spelling of p'uru
  2. alternative spelling of phuru

Usage notes

Not to be confused with purun.

Declension

Declension of puru
singular plural
nominative puru purukuna
accusative puruta purukunata
dative puruman purukunaman
genitive purup purukunap
locative purupi purukunapi
terminative purukama purukunakama
ablative purumanta purukunamanta
instrumental puruwan purukunawan
comitative puruntin purukunantin
abessive purunnaq purukunannaq
comparative puruhina purukunahina
causative pururayku purukunarayku
benefactive purupaq purukunapaq
associative purupura purukunapura
distributive purunka purukunanka
exclusive purulla purukunalla
Possessive forms of puru
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative puruy puruykuna
accusative puruyta puruykunata
dative puruyman puruykunaman
genitive puruypa puruykunap
locative puruypi puruykunapi
terminative puruykama puruykunakama
ablative puruymanta puruykunamanta
instrumental puruywan puruykunawan
comitative puruynintin puruykunantin
abessive puruyninnaq puruykunannaq
comparative puruyhina puruykunahina
causative puruyrayku puruykunarayku
benefactive puruypaq puruykunapaq
associative puruypura puruykunapura
distributive puruyninka puruykunanka
exclusive puruylla puruykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative puruyki puruykikuna
accusative puruykita puruykikunata
dative puruykiman puruykikunaman
genitive puruykipa puruykikunap
locative puruykipi puruykikunapi
terminative puruykikama puruykikunakama
ablative puruykimanta puruykikunamanta
instrumental puruykiwan puruykikunawan
comitative puruykintin puruykikunantin
abessive puruykinnaq puruykikunannaq
comparative puruykihina puruykikunahina
causative puruykirayku puruykikunarayku
benefactive puruykipaq puruykikunapaq
associative puruykipura puruykikunapura
distributive puruykinka puruykikunanka
exclusive puruykilla puruykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative purun purunkuna
accusative purunta purunkunata
dative purunman purunkunaman
genitive purunpa purunkunap
locative purunpi purunkunapi
terminative purunkama purunkunakama
ablative purunmanta purunkunamanta
instrumental purunwan purunkunawan
comitative purunintin purunkunantin
abessive purunninnaq purunkunannaq
comparative purunhina purunkunahina
causative purunrayku purunkunarayku
benefactive purunpaq purunkunapaq
associative purunpura purunkunapura
distributive puruninka purunkunanka
exclusive purunlla purunkunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative purunchik purunchikkuna
accusative purunchikta purunchikkunata
dative purunchikman purunchikkunaman
genitive purunchikpa purunchikkunap
locative purunchikpi purunchikkunapi
terminative purunchikkama purunchikkunakama
ablative purunchikmanta purunchikkunamanta
instrumental purunchikwan purunchikkunawan
comitative purunchiknintin purunchikkunantin
abessive purunchikninnaq purunchikkunannaq
comparative purunchikhina purunchikkunahina
causative purunchikrayku purunchikkunarayku
benefactive purunchikpaq purunchikkunapaq
associative purunchikpura purunchikkunapura
distributive purunchikninka purunchikkunanka
exclusive purunchiklla purunchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative puruyku puruykukuna
accusative puruykuta puruykukunata
dative puruykuman puruykukunaman
genitive puruykupa puruykukunap
locative puruykupi puruykukunapi
terminative puruykukama puruykukunakama
ablative puruykumanta puruykukunamanta
instrumental puruykuwan puruykukunawan
comitative puruykuntin puruykukunantin
abessive puruykunnaq puruykukunannaq
comparative puruykuhina puruykukunahina
causative puruykurayku puruykukunarayku
benefactive puruykupaq puruykukunapaq
associative puruykupura puruykukunapura
distributive puruykunka puruykukunanka
exclusive puruykulla puruykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative puruykichik puruykichikkuna
accusative puruykichikta puruykichikkunata
dative puruykichikman puruykichikkunaman
genitive puruykichikpa puruykichikkunap
locative puruykichikpi puruykichikkunapi
terminative puruykichikkama puruykichikkunakama
ablative puruykichikmanta puruykichikkunamanta
instrumental puruykichikwan puruykichikkunawan
comitative puruykichiknintin puruykichikkunantin
abessive puruykichikninnaq puruykichikkunannaq
comparative puruykichikhina puruykichikkunahina
causative puruykichikrayku puruykichikkunarayku
benefactive puruykichikpaq puruykichikkunapaq
associative puruykichikpura puruykichikkunapura
distributive puruykichikninka puruykichikkunanka
exclusive puruykichiklla puruykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative purunku purunkukuna
accusative purunkuta purunkukunata
dative purunkuman purunkukunaman
genitive purunkupa purunkukunap
locative purunkupi purunkukunapi
terminative purunkukama purunkukunakama
ablative purunkumanta purunkukunamanta
instrumental purunkuwan purunkukunawan
comitative purunkuntin purunkukunantin
abessive purunkunnaq purunkukunannaq
comparative purunkuhina purunkukunahina
causative purunkurayku purunkukunarayku
benefactive purunkupaq purunkukunapaq
associative purunkupura purunkukunapura
distributive purunkunka purunkukunanka
exclusive purunkulla purunkukunalla

Sicilian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuɾu/
  • Hyphenation: pù‧ru

Etymology 1

From Latin pūrus.

Adjective

puru (feminine singular pura, masculine and feminine plural puri)

  1. pure
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Latin pūre, adverbial form of pūrus.

Adverb

puru

  1. also, too
  2. even
Synonyms

Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

puru

  1. steam, vapour

Inflection

Inflection of puru (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing. puru
genitive sing. purun
partitive sing. purud
partitive plur. puruid
singular plural
nominative puru purud
accusative purun purud
genitive purun puruiden
partitive purud puruid
essive-instructive purun puruin
translative puruks puruikš
inessive purus puruiš
elative puruspäi puruišpäi
illative puruhu puruihe
adessive purul puruil
ablative purulpäi puruilpäi
allative purule puruile
abessive puruta puruita
comitative purunke puruidenke
prolative purudme puruidme
approximative I purunno puruidenno
approximative II purunnoks puruidennoks
egressive purunnopäi puruidennopäi
terminative I puruhusai puruihesai
terminative II purulesai puruilesai
terminative III purussai
additive I puruhupäi puruihepäi
additive II purulepäi puruilepäi

References

  • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “пар”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[3], Petrozavodsk: Periodika