Etymology

purree

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Today it means: A substance obtained from cow urine and used in making the pigment Indian yellow. Full definition →

Hindi पेवड़ी
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purree · noun1

  1. Hindi · borrowed fromपेवड़ी“yellow chalk; a yellow dye”
  2. English todaypurree

Borrowed from Hindi पेवड़ी (pevṛī, “yellow chalk; a yellow dye”) or from the variant पियूड़ी (piyūṛī).

purree · noun2

  1. mni · borrowed fromꯄꯔꯤ
  2. English todaypurree

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯄꯔꯤ (pari)

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