पुराना

See also: पिरोना and पुरानो

Hindi

Derived from Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (purāṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit पुराण (purāṇa). Doublet of पुराण (purāṇ) and पुरान (purān).

पुराना • (purānā) (Urdu spelling پرانا)

old (not of people)
यह कपड़ा पुराना होकर छीज गया है।
yah kapṛā purānā hokar chīj gayā hai.
This cloth has become old and worn out.

यह हमारा पुराना नौकर है।
yah hamārā purānā naukar hai.
He is an old servant of ours.
ancient
Synonym: प्राचीन (prācīn)

विवाह एक बहुत पुरानी प्रथा है।
vivāh ek bahut purānī prathā hai.
Marriage is a very ancient custom.

सोमनाथ में एक बहुत पुराना सूर्य-मंदिर है।
somnāth mẽ ek bahut purānā sūrya-mandir hai.
There is a very ancient sun-temple in Somnath.
long-standing, old
धूम्रपान उसकी पुरानी आदत है।
dhūmrapān uskī purānī ādat hai.
Smoking is an old habit of his.

Declension of पुराना (ā-stem)

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “पुराना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Platts, John T. (1884) “पुराना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पुराना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “purāṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press