पूरक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पूरक (pūraka). Doublet of पूरा (pūrā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /puː.ɾək/, [puː.ɾɐk]

Adjective

पूरक • (pūrak) (indeclinable)

1. filling, filling up, satisfying
2. completing, complementary, supplementary

Antonyms

• अपूरक (apūrak)

Noun

पूरक • (pūrak) m

1. complement, supplement, filler
2. (yoga) closing the right nostril and drawing up air through the left

   Coordinate terms: कुंभक (kumbhak), रेचक (recak)

3. (Hinduism) cake of meal (pinda) offered at the conclusion of the funeral rites or oblation to the manes
4. (arithmetic) multiplier

   Synonym: गुणक (guṇak)

5. citron (Citrus medica)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:बिजौरा

Declension

Declension of पूरक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पूरक pūrak	पूरक pūrak
oblique	पूरक pūrak	पूरकों pūrakõ
vocative	पूरक pūrak	पूरको pūrako

Derived terms

• पूरकता (pūraktā)

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “पूरक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3077
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पूरक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 641
• Platts, John T. (1884) “पूरक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 279
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “पूरक”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 436

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• পূৰক (Assamese script)
• ᬧᬹᬭᬓ (Balinese script)
• পূরক (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰳𑰨𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑀽𑀭𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• ပူရက (Burmese script)
• પૂરક (Gujarati script)
• ਪੂਰਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦹꦫꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂴𑂩𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ಪೂರಕ (Kannada script)
• បូរក (Khmer script)
• ປູຣກ (Lao script)
• പൂരക (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᡠᡠᡵᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘴𑘨𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠤᠤᠷᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧕𑧈𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑐹𑐬𑐎 (Newa script)
• ପୂରକ (Odia script)
• ꢦꢹꢬꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆷𑆫𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖳𑖨𑖎 (Siddham script)
• පූරක (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰𑩒𑩛𑩼𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚱𑚤𑚊 (Takri script)
• பூரக (Tamil script)
• పూరక (Telugu script)
• ปูรก (Thai script)
• པཱུ་ར་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑒴𑒩𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑨃𑨊𑨫𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

पॄ (pṝ) +‎ -अक (-aka).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /puː.ɾɐ.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈpuː.ɾɐ.kɐ/

Adjective

पूरक • (pūraka) stem (root पॄ)

1. supplementary
2. filling, completing, fulfilling, satisfying [with genitive]

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पूरक (pūraka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पूरकः pūrakaḥ	पूरकौ / पूरका¹ pūrakau / pūrakā¹	पूरकाः / पूरकासः¹ pūrakāḥ / pūrakāsaḥ¹
Vocative	पूरक pūraka	पूरकौ / पूरका¹ pūrakau / pūrakā¹	पूरकाः / पूरकासः¹ pūrakāḥ / pūrakāsaḥ¹
Accusative	पूरकम् pūrakam	पूरकौ / पूरका¹ pūrakau / pūrakā¹	पूरकान् pūrakān
Instrumental	पूरकेण pūrakeṇa	पूरकाभ्याम् pūrakābhyām	पूरकैः / पूरकेभिः¹ pūrakaiḥ / pūrakebhiḥ¹
Dative	पूरकाय pūrakāya	पूरकाभ्याम् pūrakābhyām	पूरकेभ्यः pūrakebhyaḥ
Ablative	पूरकात् pūrakāt	पूरकाभ्याम् pūrakābhyām	पूरकेभ्यः pūrakebhyaḥ
Genitive	पूरकस्य pūrakasya	पूरकयोः pūrakayoḥ	पूरकाणाम् pūrakāṇām
Locative	पूरके pūrake	पूरकयोः pūrakayoḥ	पूरकेषु pūrakeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of पूरका (pūrakā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पूरका pūrakā	पूरके pūrake	पूरकाः pūrakāḥ
Vocative	पूरके pūrake	पूरके pūrake	पूरकाः pūrakāḥ
Accusative	पूरकाम् pūrakām	पूरके pūrake	पूरकाः pūrakāḥ
Instrumental	पूरकया / पूरका¹ pūrakayā / pūrakā¹	पूरकाभ्याम् pūrakābhyām	पूरकाभिः pūrakābhiḥ
Dative	पूरकायै pūrakāyai	पूरकाभ्याम् pūrakābhyām	पूरकाभ्यः pūrakābhyaḥ
Ablative	पूरकायाः / पूरकायै² pūrakāyāḥ / pūrakāyai²	पूरकाभ्याम् pūrakābhyām	पूरकाभ्यः pūrakābhyaḥ
Genitive	पूरकायाः / पूरकायै² pūrakāyāḥ / pūrakāyai²	पूरकयोः pūrakayoḥ	पूरकाणाम् pūrakāṇām
Locative	पूरकायाम् pūrakāyām	पूरकयोः pūrakayoḥ	पूरकासु pūrakāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of पूरक (pūraka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पूरकम् pūrakam	पूरके pūrake	पूरकाणि / पूरका¹ pūrakāṇi / pūrakā¹
Vocative	पूरक pūraka	पूरके pūrake	पूरकाणि / पूरका¹ pūrakāṇi / pūrakā¹
Accusative	पूरकम् pūrakam	पूरके pūrake	पूरकाणि / पूरका¹ pūrakāṇi / pūrakā¹
Instrumental	पूरकेण pūrakeṇa	पूरकाभ्याम् pūrakābhyām	पूरकैः / पूरकेभिः¹ pūrakaiḥ / pūrakebhiḥ¹
Dative	पूरकाय pūrakāya	पूरकाभ्याम् pūrakābhyām	पूरकेभ्यः pūrakebhyaḥ
Ablative	पूरकात् pūrakāt	पूरकाभ्याम् pūrakābhyām	पूरकेभ्यः pūrakebhyaḥ
Genitive	पूरकस्य pūrakasya	पूरकयोः pūrakayoḥ	पूरकाणाम् pūrakāṇām
Locative	पूरके pūrake	पूरकयोः pūrakayoḥ	पूरकेषु pūrakeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Related terms

• *अर्धपूरक (ardhapūraka)

Descendants

• Pali: pūraka
• Prakrit: 𑀧𑀽𑀭𑀬 (pūraya)
  • Nepali: पुरो (puro)
  • Bengali: পুরো (purō), পুরা (pura)
  • Assamese: পুরা (pūrā)
  • Punjabi: ਪੂਰਾ (pūrā)
  • Urdu: پورا (pūrā) / Hindi: पूरा (pūrā)
  • Sylheti: ꠙꠥꠞꠣ (fura)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “पूरक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 642/1.