पोर

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Konkani

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit पुत्रक (putraka, little child).

Noun

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पोर (pôr) (Latin script por, Kannada script ಪೊರ)

  1. a young (of an animal), kid

Marathi

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Etymology

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नपुसकलिंग (napusakliṅga): पोर n (por)
पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): पोरगा m (porgā)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): पोरगी f (porgī)

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘻𑘨 (pora), from Sanskrit *पोतर (potara​), an extension of पोत (pota, young of animal or plant). Cognate with Gujarati પોરિયું (poriyũ), Assamese পোৱালী (püali).

Noun

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पोर (porn

  1. a child or kid
    Synonym: मूल (mūl)

Noun

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पोर (porm

  1. a little boy
    Synonyms: पोरगा (porgā), मुलगा (mulgā)

Noun

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पोर (porf

  1. a little girl
    Synonyms: पोरगी (porgī), मुलगी (mulgī)

Usage notes

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Unlike the word मूल (mūl), the word पोर (por) implies a low age and does not have the secondary meaning of son or daughter.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पोर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पोर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pōḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press