puru

See also: pūru, p'uru, and Puru

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin pūrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuɾu/ [ˈpu.ɾu]
• Rhymes: -uɾu
• Syllabification: pu‧ru

Adjective

puru m sg (feminine singular pura, neuter singular puro, masculine plural puros, feminine plural pures)

1. pure

Related terms

• impuru
• pureza
• purificar

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *puru. Equivalent to purra (“to bite”) +‎ -u. Compare Estonian puru (“dust”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuru/, [ˈpuru]
• Rhymes: -uru
• Syllabification^(key): pu‧ru
• Hyphenation^(key): pu‧ru

Noun

puru

1. (rare outside compounds) synonym of pureminen (“biting, chewing”)

   purukumi ― chewing gum

2. A quantity of finely chewed food, such as a bird may give to its young.
3. chaw, chew (plug or wad of chewing tobacco)

   Pelaajat istuivat penkillä katsellen sadetta, jauhaen juroina puruaan.

   The players sat on the bench watching the rain, glumly working their chews.

4. (pathology) ache, pain (gnawing, persistent pain, especially in stomach)

   mahanpuru ― stomachache

5. dust, powder, swarf, shaving(s), filing(s) (waste chips, shavings and dust from working a solid material)

   sahanpuru ― sawdust

   kutterinpuru ― cutter swarf

Declension

Inflection of puru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		puru	purut
genitive		purun	purujen
partitive		purua	puruja
illative		puruun	puruihin
		singular	plural
nominative		puru	purut
accusative	nom.	puru	purut
	gen.	purun
genitive		purun	purujen
partitive		purua	puruja
inessive		purussa	puruissa
elative		purusta	puruista
illative		puruun	puruihin
adessive		purulla	puruilla
ablative		purulta	puruilta
allative		purulle	puruille
essive		puruna	puruina
translative		puruksi	puruiksi
abessive		purutta	puruitta
instructive		—	puruin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of puru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative puruni puruni accusative nom. puruni puruni gen. puruni genitive puruni purujeni partitive puruani purujani inessive purussani puruissani elative purustani puruistani illative puruuni puruihini adessive purullani puruillani ablative purultani puruiltani allative purulleni puruilleni essive purunani puruinani translative purukseni puruikseni abessive puruttani puruittani instructive — — comitative — puruineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative purusi purusi accusative nom. purusi purusi gen. purusi genitive purusi purujesi partitive puruasi purujasi inessive purussasi puruissasi elative purustasi puruistasi illative puruusi puruihisi adessive purullasi puruillasi ablative purultasi puruiltasi allative purullesi puruillesi essive purunasi puruinasi translative puruksesi puruiksesi abessive puruttasi puruittasi instructive — — comitative — puruinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative purumme purumme accusative nom. purumme purumme gen. purumme genitive purumme purujemme partitive puruamme purujamme inessive purussamme puruissamme elative purustamme puruistamme illative puruumme puruihimme adessive purullamme puruillamme ablative purultamme puruiltamme allative purullemme puruillemme essive purunamme puruinamme translative puruksemme puruiksemme abessive puruttamme puruittamme instructive — — comitative — puruinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative purunne purunne accusative nom. purunne purunne gen. purunne genitive purunne purujenne partitive puruanne purujanne inessive purussanne puruissanne elative purustanne puruistanne illative puruunne puruihinne adessive purullanne puruillanne ablative purultanne puruiltanne allative purullenne puruillenne essive purunanne puruinanne translative puruksenne puruiksenne abessive puruttanne puruittanne instructive — — comitative — puruinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative purunsa purunsa accusative nom. purunsa purunsa gen. purunsa genitive purunsa purujensa partitive puruaan puruansa purujaan purujansa inessive purussaan purussansa puruissaan puruissansa elative purustaan purustansa puruistaan puruistansa illative puruunsa puruihinsa adessive purullaan purullansa puruillaan puruillansa ablative purultaan purultansa puruiltaan puruiltansa allative purulleen purullensa puruilleen puruillensa essive purunaan purunansa puruinaan puruinansa translative purukseen puruksensa puruikseen puruiksensa abessive puruttaan puruttansa puruittaan puruittansa instructive — — comitative — puruineen puruinensa

Synonyms

• (finely chewed food): purus, puretus
• (chaw): mälli
• (pain): kipu

Derived terms

compounds

• höylänpuru
• kahvinpuru
• kutterinpuru
• kutteripuru
• leivänpuru
• mahanpuru
• purueriste
• puruimuri
• purukalusto
• purukasa
• purukisko
• purukumi
• purulelu
• puruleuka
• purulihas
• puruluu
• purumaha
• purupihka
• purupinta
• pururata
• purutabletti
• purutuntuma
• purutupakka
• sahanpuru
• savustuspuru
• vatsanpuru
• viilanpuru

Further reading

• “puru”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• Urpu, urpu

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpuru/ [ˈpu.ru]
• Rhymes: -uru
• Syllabification: pu‧ru

Etymology 1

From Malay puru.

Noun

puru (plural puru-puru)

1. (dermatology, pathology, uncountable) frambesia, parangi, pian, yaws: a contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble berries.

   Synonyms: patek, frambusia

2. (countable) sore, ulcer

Derived terms

• berpuru

• puru ayal
• puru bubuk
• puru bubul
• puru lembik

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Oirata [Term?].

Noun

puru (plural puru-puru)

1. (dialect) shorts: pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees

   Synonym: celana pendek

Further reading

• “puru”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *puru, equivalent to purra (“to bite”) +‎ -u. Cognates include Finnish puru and Estonian puru.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpuru/, [ˈpuruˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpuru/, [ˈpuruˑ]
• Rhymes: -uru
• Hyphenation: pu‧ru

Noun

puru

1. gravel (small fragments of stone)

Declension

Declension of puru (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	puru	purut
genitive	purun	purruin, puruloin
partitive	purrua	puruja, puruloja
illative	purruu	purrui, puruloihe
inessive	purus	puruis, purulois
elative	purust	puruist, puruloist
allative	purulle	puruille, puruloille
adessive	purul	puruil, puruloil
ablative	purult	puruilt, puruloilt
translative	puruks	puruiks, puruloiks
essive	purunna, purruun	puruinna, puruloinna, purruin, puruloin
exessive1)	purunt	puruint, puruloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 443

Latvian

Noun

puru m

1. (dialectal) accusative singular of purs
2. (dialectal) instrumental singular of purs
3. (dialectal) genitive plural of purs

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pulu (“coconut husk”) (compare with Fijian bulu and Hawaiian pulu "coconut husk") from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulut. Sense of "plug" is a semantic extension from the lack of coconuts found naturally in New Zealand.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuru/ [ˈpʉɾʉ]

Noun

puru

1. plug
2. caulk
3. (archaic, obsolete) coconut husk

Verb

puru

1. to plug, to fill or stuff in, to cram

Adverb

puru

1. absolutely, extremely, stuffed

Related terms

• pupuru
• purupuru

Further reading

• “puru” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Ngiyambaa

Etymology

Compare Wiradjuri buurruu

Noun

puru

1. (anatomy) testicles

Paraguayan Guarani

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u

Verb

puru

1. to use

Conjugation

    Conjugation of puru

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person inclusive	1st person exclusive	2nd person	3rd person
active
	indicative	che aipuru	nde reipuru	ha'e oipuru	ñande jaipuru	ore roipuru	peẽ peipuru	ha'ekuéra oipuru/oipuru hikuái
	hortative	taipuru che	tereipuru nde	toipuru ha'e	tajaipuru ñande	toroipuru ore	tapeipuru peẽ	toipuru ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	eipuru	-	-	-	peipuru	-
passive
	indicative	che ajepuru	nde rejepuru	ha'e ojepuru	ñande jajepuru	ore rojepuru	peẽ pejepuru	ha'ekuéra ojepuru/ojepuru hikuái
	hortative	tajepuru che	terejepuru nde	tojepuru ha'e	tajajepuru ñande	torojepuru ore	tapejepuru peẽ	tojepuru ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	ejepuru	-	-	-	pejepuru	-
reciprocal
	indicative	-	-	-	ñande jajoipuru	ore rojoipuru	peẽ pejoipuru	ha'ekuéra ojoipuru/ojoipuru hikuái
	hortative	-	-	-	tajajoipuru ñande	torojoipuru ore	tapejoipuru peẽ	tojoipuru ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	-	-	-	-	pejoipuru	-
coactive
	indicative	che aimbopuru	nde reimbopuru	ha'e oimbopuru	ñande ñaimbopuru	ore roimbopuru	peẽ peimbopuru	ha'ekuéra oimbopuru/oimbopuru hikuái
	hortative	taimbopuru che	tereimbopuru nde	toimbopuru ha'e	tañaimbopuru ñande	toroimbopuru ore	tapeimbopuru peẽ	toimbopuru ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	eimbopuru	-	-	-	peimbopuru	-
objective
	indicative	che airopuru/aigueropuru	nde reiropuru/reigueropuru	ha'e oiropuru/oigueropuru	ñande jairopuru/jaigueropuru	ore roiropuru/roigueropuru	peẽ peiropuru/peigueropuru	ha'ekuéra oiropuru/oigueropuru//oiropuru/oigueropuru hikuái
	hortative	tairopuru/taigueropuru che	tereiropuru/tereigueropuru nde	toiropuru/toigueropuru ha'e	tajairopuru/tajaigueropuru ñande	toroiropuru/toroigueropuru ore	tapeiropuru/tapeigueropuru peẽ	toiropuru/toigueropuru ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	eiropuru/eigueropuru	-	-	-	peiropuru/peigueropuru	-
subsumptive¹
	indicative	che aiporopuru/aimba'epuru	nde reiporopuru/reimba'epuru	ha'e oiporopuru/oimba'epuru	ñande jaiporopuru/ñaimba'epuru	ore roiporopuru/roimba'epuru	peẽ peiporopuru/peimba'epuru	ha'ekuéra oiporopuru/oimba'epuru//oiporopuru/oimba'epuru hikuái
	hortative	taiporopuru/taimba'epuru che	tereiporopuru/tereimba'epuru nde	toiporopuru/toimba'epuru ha'e	tajaiporopuru/tañaimba'epuru ñande	toroiporopuru/toroimba'epuru ore	tapeiporopuru/tapeimba'epuru peẽ	toiporopuru/toimba'epuru ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	eiporopuru/eimba'epuru	-	-	-	peiporopuru/peimba'epuru	-
		¹: the subsumptive forms with -poro- are used with humans, while the forms with -mba'e- are used with animals.

References

• Britton, A. Scott (2005), “puru”, in Guaraní Concise Dictionary (overall work in English), New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 92
• Canese, Natalia Krivoshein de; Alcaraz, Feliciano Acosta (2016), “puru”, in Ñe’ẽryru [Dictionary] (overall work in Spanish), Asunción: Instituto Superior de Lenguas, →ISBN, page 91, column 2

Quechua

Noun

puru

1. alternative spelling of p'uru
2. alternative spelling of phuru

Usage notes

Not to be confused with purun.

Declension

Declension of puru

	singular	plural
nominative	puru	purukuna
accusative	puruta	purukunata
dative	puruman	purukunaman
genitive	purup	purukunap
locative	purupi	purukunapi
terminative	purukama	purukunakama
ablative	purumanta	purukunamanta
instrumental	puruwan	purukunawan
comitative	puruntin	purukunantin
abessive	purunnaq	purukunannaq
comparative	puruhina	purukunahina
causative	pururayku	purukunarayku
benefactive	purupaq	purukunapaq
associative	purupura	purukunapura
distributive	purunka	purukunanka
exclusive	purulla	purukunalla

Possessive forms of puru

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative puruy puruykuna accusative puruyta puruykunata dative puruyman puruykunaman genitive puruypa puruykunap locative puruypi puruykunapi terminative puruykama puruykunakama ablative puruymanta puruykunamanta instrumental puruywan puruykunawan comitative puruynintin puruykunantin abessive puruyninnaq puruykunannaq comparative puruyhina puruykunahina causative puruyrayku puruykunarayku benefactive puruypaq puruykunapaq associative puruypura puruykunapura distributive puruyninka puruykunanka exclusive puruylla puruykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative puruyki puruykikuna accusative puruykita puruykikunata dative puruykiman puruykikunaman genitive puruykipa puruykikunap locative puruykipi puruykikunapi terminative puruykikama puruykikunakama ablative puruykimanta puruykikunamanta instrumental puruykiwan puruykikunawan comitative puruykintin puruykikunantin abessive puruykinnaq puruykikunannaq comparative puruykihina puruykikunahina causative puruykirayku puruykikunarayku benefactive puruykipaq puruykikunapaq associative puruykipura puruykikunapura distributive puruykinka puruykikunanka exclusive puruykilla puruykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative purun purunkuna accusative purunta purunkunata dative purunman purunkunaman genitive purunpa purunkunap locative purunpi purunkunapi terminative purunkama purunkunakama ablative purunmanta purunkunamanta instrumental purunwan purunkunawan comitative purunintin purunkunantin abessive purunninnaq purunkunannaq comparative purunhina purunkunahina causative purunrayku purunkunarayku benefactive purunpaq purunkunapaq associative purunpura purunkunapura distributive puruninka purunkunanka exclusive purunlla purunkunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative purunchik purunchikkuna accusative purunchikta purunchikkunata dative purunchikman purunchikkunaman genitive purunchikpa purunchikkunap locative purunchikpi purunchikkunapi terminative purunchikkama purunchikkunakama ablative purunchikmanta purunchikkunamanta instrumental purunchikwan purunchikkunawan comitative purunchiknintin purunchikkunantin abessive purunchikninnaq purunchikkunannaq comparative purunchikhina purunchikkunahina causative purunchikrayku purunchikkunarayku benefactive purunchikpaq purunchikkunapaq associative purunchikpura purunchikkunapura distributive purunchikninka purunchikkunanka exclusive purunchiklla purunchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative puruyku puruykukuna accusative puruykuta puruykukunata dative puruykuman puruykukunaman genitive puruykupa puruykukunap locative puruykupi puruykukunapi terminative puruykukama puruykukunakama ablative puruykumanta puruykukunamanta instrumental puruykuwan puruykukunawan comitative puruykuntin puruykukunantin abessive puruykunnaq puruykukunannaq comparative puruykuhina puruykukunahina causative puruykurayku puruykukunarayku benefactive puruykupaq puruykukunapaq associative puruykupura puruykukunapura distributive puruykunka puruykukunanka exclusive puruykulla puruykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative puruykichik puruykichikkuna accusative puruykichikta puruykichikkunata dative puruykichikman puruykichikkunaman genitive puruykichikpa puruykichikkunap locative puruykichikpi puruykichikkunapi terminative puruykichikkama puruykichikkunakama ablative puruykichikmanta puruykichikkunamanta instrumental puruykichikwan puruykichikkunawan comitative puruykichiknintin puruykichikkunantin abessive puruykichikninnaq puruykichikkunannaq comparative puruykichikhina puruykichikkunahina causative puruykichikrayku puruykichikkunarayku benefactive puruykichikpaq puruykichikkunapaq associative puruykichikpura puruykichikkunapura distributive puruykichikninka puruykichikkunanka exclusive puruykichiklla puruykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative purunku purunkukuna accusative purunkuta purunkukunata dative purunkuman purunkukunaman genitive purunkupa purunkukunap locative purunkupi purunkukunapi terminative purunkukama purunkukunakama ablative purunkumanta purunkukunamanta instrumental purunkuwan purunkukunawan comitative purunkuntin purunkukunantin abessive purunkunnaq purunkukunannaq comparative purunkuhina purunkukunahina causative purunkurayku purunkukunarayku benefactive purunkupaq purunkukunapaq associative purunkupura purunkukunapura distributive purunkunka purunkukunanka exclusive purunkulla purunkukunalla

Sicilian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuɾu/
• Hyphenation: pù‧ru

Etymology 1

From Latin pūrus.

Adjective

puru (feminine singular pura, masculine and feminine plural puri)

1. pure

Derived terms

• purità
• purificari

Etymology 2

From Latin pūre, adverbial form of pūrus.

Adverb

puru

1. also, too
2. even

Synonyms

• macari

Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

puru

1. steam, vapour

Inflection

Inflection of puru (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing.	puru
genitive sing.	purun
partitive sing.	purud
partitive plur.	puruid
	singular	plural
nominative	puru	purud
accusative	purun	purud
genitive	purun	puruiden
partitive	purud	puruid
essive-instructive	purun	puruin
translative	puruks	puruikš
inessive	purus	puruiš
elative	puruspäi	puruišpäi
illative	puruhu	puruihe
adessive	purul	puruil
ablative	purulpäi	puruilpäi
allative	purule	puruile
abessive	puruta	puruita
comitative	purunke	puruidenke
prolative	purudme	puruidme
approximative I	purunno	puruidenno
approximative II	purunnoks	puruidennoks
egressive	purunnopäi	puruidennopäi
terminative I	puruhusai	puruihesai
terminative II	purulesai	puruilesai
terminative III	purussai	—
additive I	puruhupäi	puruihepäi
additive II	purulepäi	puruilepäi

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “пар”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[3], Petrozavodsk: Periodika