कपूर

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Hindi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀽𑀭 (kappūra), from Sanskrit कर्पूर (karpū́ra). Doublet of काफ़ूर (kāfūr).

Noun

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कपूर (kapūrm (Urdu spelling کَپُور)

  1. camphor
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Punjabi ਕਪੂਰ (kapūr).

Proper noun

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कपूर (kapūrm or f by sense (Urdu spelling کَپُور)

  1. a surname, Kapoor
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NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Further reading

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Old Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀽𑀭 (kappūra), from Sanskrit कर्पूर (karpū́ra). Compare Old Punjabi ਕਪੂਰੁ (kapūru), Old Gujarati कपूरि (kapūri, instrumental singular), Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘢𑘳𑘨 (kāpura).

Noun

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कपूर (kapūra)

  1. camphor

Descendants

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  • Hindustani: kapūr
    Hindi: कपूर
    Urdu: کَپُور (kapūr)

Further reading

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  • Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 525
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karpūˊra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 146