Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit अपूर्व (apūrva). By surface analysis, अ- (a-, “not”) + पूर्व (pūrv, “previous, earlier”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.puːɾʋ/, [ɐ.puːɾʋ]
Adjective[edit]
अपूर्व • (apūrv) (indeclinable)
- unprecedented, unsurpassed, novel
