Etymology

puri

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Today it means: A type of unleavened bread from India and Pakistan, usually deep-fried. Full definition →

Urdu پُورِی (pūrī) ← Hindi पूरी (pūrī) ← Prakrit 𑀧𑀽𑀭 (pūra)
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puri · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*praH-
  3. Sanskritपॄ (pṝ)
  4. Sanskritपूर (pūra)
  5. Prakrit𑀧𑀽𑀭 (pūra)
  6. Hindiपूरी (pūrī)
  7. Urduپُورِی (pūrī)
  8. English todaypuri

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi पूरी (pūrī) / Urdu پُورِی (pūrī)), a kind of fried flatbread.

puri · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(t)pĺ̥H“city, fortress, stronghold”
  2. Sanskrit · derived fromपुरी
  3. Old Javanese · derived frompurī“palace, royal residence”
  4. Balinese · borrowed fromᬧᬸᬭᬷ
  5. English todaypuri

Borrowed from Balinese ᬧᬸᬭᬷ (puri), from Old Javanese purī (“palace, royal residence”), from Sanskrit पुरी (purī), पुर् (pur, “stronghold, fortress”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(t)pĺ̥H (“city, fortress, stronghold”). Compare to English polis (“a Greek city-state”). Doublet of Puri and polis.

Puri · proper noun3

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(t)pĺ̥H“city, fortress, stronghold”
  2. Sanskrit · derived fromपुरी
  3. or · borrowed fromrowed from Odia ପୁରୀ
  4. English todayPuri

Borrowed from Odia ପୁରୀ (puri), from Sanskrit पुरी (purī), पुर् (pur, “stronghold, fortress”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(t)pĺ̥H (“city, fortress, stronghold”). Compare to English polis (“a Greek city-state”). Doublet of puri and polis.

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