पूरी

See also: पुरी and प्री

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /puː.ɾiː/

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Sanskrit पूर (pūra)

Prakrit 𑀧𑀽𑀭 (pūra)

Hindi पूरी (pūrī)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀽𑀭 (pūra) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit पूर (pūra, “cake”). Compare Sanskrit पूरिका (pūrikā).

Noun

पूरी • (pūrī) f (Urdu spelling پوری)

1. puri, poori (type of Indian bread similar to roti)

Declension

Declension of पूरी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पूरी pūrī	पूरियाँ pūriyā̃
oblique	पूरी pūrī	पूरियों pūriyõ
vocative	पूरी pūrī	पूरियो pūriyo

Alternative forms

• पूड़ी (pūṛī)

Descendants

• → Gulf Arabic: بوري (būri)
  • → Arabic: بُورِي (būrī)
• → English: poori
• → Burmese: ပူရီ (puri)

Etymology 2

Adjective

पूरी • (pūrī) f

1. direct/oblique/vocative feminine singular/plural of पूरा (pūrā)