पुरवा

See also: पुरावा

Hindi

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂ós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥Hás

Sanskrit पुरो- (puro-)

Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts

Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwáHatas

Sanskrit वात (vāta)

Sanskrit पु॒रो॒वा॒त (purovātá)

Prakrit पुरेवाय (purevāya)

Hindi पुरवा

Inherited from Prakrit पुरेवाय (purevāya), from Sanskrit पु॒रो॒वा॒त (purovātá), from पुरो- (puro-, “from the east”) + वात (vāta, “wind”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pʊɾ.ʋɑː/, [pʊɾ.ʋäː]

Noun

पुरवा • (purvā) f (Urdu spelling پروا)

1. easterly; east wind

Derived terms

• पुरवाई (purvāī)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit पुर (pura, “town,city”) + वा (vā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pʊɾ.ʋɑː/, [pʊɾ.ʋäː]

Noun

पुरवा • (purvā) f

1. village, hamlet

   Synonyms: खेड़ा (kheṛā), पल्ली (pallī)

Declension

Declension of पुरवा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पुरवा purvā	पुरवाएँ purvāẽ
oblique	पुरवा purvā	पुरवाओं purvāõ
vocative	पुरवा purvā	पुरवाओ purvāo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “पुरवा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पुरवा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “पुरवा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 225
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “purōvātá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 470