Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit पूर्विन् (pūrvin). By surface analysis, पूर्व (pūrv) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /puːɾ.ʋiː/
Adjective[edit]
पूर्वी • (pūrvī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling پوروی)
- eastern
- Synonym: पूरबी (pūrbī)
Proper noun[edit]
रागमाला में राग पूर्वी
पूर्वी • (pūrvī) m (Urdu spelling پوروی)
- (Indian classical music) an afternoon raga of the Purvi thaat
- (Indian classical music) a thaat, named for its principal raga
