পুরা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀽𑀭𑀬 (pūraya), from Sanskrit पूरक (pūraka). Cognate with Assamese পূৰা (pura), Odia ପୂରା (purā), Hindustani پورا / पूरा (pūrā), Nepali पुरो (puro), Punjabi ਪੂਰਾ (pūrā), and distantly, English full. Doublet of পূরক (purok).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /puɾa/, [ˈpuɾaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /puɹa/, [ˈpuɹaˑ]

Adjective

পুরা • (pura) (comparative আরও পুরা, superlative সবচেয়ে পুরা)

1. full, whole, total, complete

Adverb

পুরা • (pura)

1. full, fully
2. completely, thoroughly
3. before, formerly, in the past, in ancient times

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “পুরা”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, পুরা, Government of Bangladesh