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Etymology of puri

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-Iranian *praH- Sanskrit पॄ (pṝ) Sanskrit पूर (pūra) Prakrit 𑀧𑀽𑀭 (pūra) Hindi पूरी (pūrī)bor. Urdu پُورِی (pūrī)bor. English puri Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi पू

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A type of unleavened bread from India and Pakistan, usually deep-fried.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-Iranian *praH- Sanskrit पॄ (pṝ) Sanskrit पूर (pūra) Prakrit 𑀧𑀽𑀭 (pūra) Hindi पूरी (pūrī)bor. Urdu پُورِی (pūrī)bor. English puri Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi पूरी (pūrī) / Urdu پُورِی (pūrī)), a kind of fried flatbread.

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Source etymology 2

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noun

In Bali and other parts of Indonesia, a palace, or other residence of a member of the royal family or ruling class.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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.

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