phuro

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Romani[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha), from Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha, “old”).

Adjective[edit]

phuro (feminine phuri, plural phure)

  1. old (animate)
    Antonym: terno
    Keren savorale drom, te khelel o puro rom
    Make way, let the old man dance

Descendants[edit]

  • Welsh Romani: phuro

Noun[edit]

phuro m (nominative plural phure)

  1. old man

References[edit]

  • Yaron Matras ((Can we date this quote?)) “Other characteristic features of Proto-Romani”, in the Manchester Romani Project‎[1], Manchester, archived from the original on August 28, 2021
  • Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “phur/o, -e”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Plus Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, published 2021, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 154

Welsh Romani[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Romani phuro, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha), from Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha, “old”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás.

Adjective[edit]

phuro m (feminine phuri, plural phure, comparative phureder, superlative phureder)

  1. old, aged

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

phuro m

  1. old man

References[edit]

  • “phure” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
  • “phuri” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
  • “phuro” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
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