पुरखा

Hindi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit पुरुष (puruṣa, “man, human; primordial man”). Doublet of पुरसा (pursā).

Pronunciation

Noun

पुरखा • (purkhā) m (Urdu spelling پُرْکھا)

  1. ancestor, forefather
    Synonym: पूर्वज (pūrvaj)

Declension

Declension of पुरखा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct पुरखा
purkhā 		पुरखे
purkhe
oblique पुरखे
purkhe 		पुरखों
purkhõ
vocative पुरखे
purkhe 		पुरखो
purkho

References

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