पुर

Sanskrit

alt
Definitions
  • fortress, castle, city, town
  • the female apartments, gynaeceum
  • house, abode, residence, receptacle
  • an upper story
  • brothel
  • body
  • skin
  • a species of Cyperus
  • name of a constellation
  • a leaf rolled into the shape of a funnel
  • name of the subdivisions of the vedānta

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁- (stronghold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pl̥h₁-

Gloss

stronghold

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